,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#aj1 #bjad ,mr4 ,donnelly 7for himself  
and ,mr4 ,coats7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was considered and   
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,expressing    
condolences to the family of            
,abdul-,rahman ,peter ,kassig and       
condemning the terrorist acts of the    
,islamic ,state of ,iraq and the        
,levant4  ,whereas ,abdul-,rahman ,peter
 ,kassig was a tireless humanitarian who
 devoted his life to helping those most 
in need2 ,whereas ,abdul-,rahman ,peter 
,kassig saved lives across ,lebanon1    
,turkey1 and ,syria1 particularly       
through the nongovernmental organization
 he founded1 ,special ,emergency        
,response and ,assistance2 ,whereas     
,abdul-,rahman ,peter ,kassig           
represented the best qualities of       
humanity through his work administering 
medical aid1 food and shelter to the    
people most impacted by the war in      

,syria2 ,whereas ,abdul-,rahman ,peter  
,kassig served with honor as a ,united  
,states ,army ,ranger2 ,whereas the     
,islamic ,state of ,iraq and the ,levant
 7referred to in this preamble as       
,,isil7 is a terrorist organization that
 has committed widespread acts of       
violence against innocent civilians     
throughout ,iraq and ,syria1 forcing    
many people to flee their homeland2     
,whereas ,,isil has carried out grave   
atrocities targeting ,muslims and       
religious and ethnic minorities in the  
region1 including women and children1   
for enslavement1 torture1 and massacre2 
,whereas ,,isil has captured and        
assassinated journalists and            
humanitarian and health workers1        
deepening the suffering of a war-torn   
region2 ,whereas ,,isil is responsible  
for the murder of ,united ,states       
citizens2 and ,whereas ,,isil continues 
to hold hostages in contravention of    
international law3 ,now1 therefore1 be  
it  #a4 ,sense of the ,senate ,the      

,senate-- 7#a7 mourns the death of      
,abdul-,rahman ,peter ,kassig2  7#b7    
expresses condolences to the family and 
loved ones of ,abdul-,rahman ,peter     
,kassig2  7#c7 condemns the terrorist   
acts by the ,islamic ,state of ,iraq and
 the ,levant 7referred to in this       
resolution as ,,isil71 including the    
targeting of innocent civilians1        
journalists1 and aid workers2 and  7#d7 
urges the ,united ,states and the       
international community1 working in     
partnership with the governments and    
citizens of the ,middle ,east1 to       
address the threat posed by ,,isil and  
the suffering of innocent civilians     
impacted by the conflict4  #b4 ,rule of 
construction ,nothing in this resolution
 is a declaration of war or             
authorization to use force4