#aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4    
,,con4 ,,res4 #ge  ,,concurr5t          
,,resolution  ,:]eas ,*ri/ians & o!r    
religi\s & e?nic m9orities h be5 an     
integral "p ( ! cultural fabric ( !     
,middle ,ea/ = mill5nia2 ,:]eas !       
s-call$ ,islamic ,/ate ( ,iraq & !      
,levant 7,,isil7 & associat$ extremi/s  
are committ+ egregi\s atrocities aga9/  
e?nic & religi\s m9orities 9 ,iraq &    
,syria1 includ+ ,*ri/ians 7includ+      
,assyrian ,*aldean ,syriac1 ,arm5ian1 & 
,melkite communities1 among o!rs71      
,yezidis1 ,turkm51 ,%abak1              
,sabaean-,m&eans1 & ,kaka#8i1 among     
o!rs2 ,:]eas ,,isil specifically t>gets 
^! religi\s & e?nic m9orities1 int5d+ to
 kill !m or =ce _! submission1          
conv]sion1 or expulsion2 ,:]eas religi\s
 & e?nic m9orities h be5 murd]$1        
subjugat$1 =c$ to emigrate1 & subject$  
to griev\s bodily & psy*ological h>m1   
kidnapp+1 human traffick+1 torture1 &   
rape2 ,:]eas ,,isil engages 91 &        
publicly argues 9 favor (1 ! sexual     

enslavem5t ( non-,muslim wom51 includ+  
pre-pubesc5t girls2 ,:]eas ,,isil       
atrocities aga9/ ,*ri/ians1 ,yezidis1 & 
o!r m9orities h includ$ mass murd]1     
crucifixions1 behead+s1 rape1 torture1  
enslavem5t1 ! kidnap+ ( *ildr51 & o!r   
viol5ce delib]ately calculat$ to        
elim9ate _! communities f ! s-call$     
,islamic ,/ate2 ,:]eas ,,isil has       
delib]ately de/roy$ & loot$ num]\s      
cultural sites1 religi\s %r9es1 *ur*es1 
mona/]ies1 & museums 9 ord] to eradicate
 ! cultures ( e?nic & religi\s m9orities
 f ! t]ritory x attempts to control2    
,:]eas ^! atrocities h be5 und]tak5 ) ! 
specific int5t to br+ ab\t ! eradication
 ( ^? communities & ! de/ruction ( _!   
cultural h]itage2 ,:]eas ,,isil         
op]ations h 9 fact driv5 m9ority        
religi\s & e?nic communities f _!       
ance/ral homel&s2 ,:]eas "u applicable  
int]national law ref]5c$ 9 section #bdda
 ( ,title #ah ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1  
murd]1 torture1 mutilation1 rape1 cruel 
treatm5t1 & ho/age-tak+ ( non-combatants

 con/itute w> crimes2 ,:]eas crimes     
aga9/ humanity1 z def9$ by !            
,int]national ,milit>y ,tribunal conv5$ 
at ,nuremb]g 9 #aide1 & 9 v>i\s         
int]national in/rum5ts s9ce !n1 include 
murd]1 ext]m9ation1 enslavem5t1         
deportation1 & o!r inhumane acts        
committ$ aga9/ any civilian population1 
z well z p]secution on political1       
racial1 or religi\s gr\nds 9 connection 
) su* crimes2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,nations  
,conv5tion on ! ,prev5tion & ,puni%m5t (
 ! ,crime ( ,g5ocide1 sign$ & ratifi$ by
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 def9es g5ocide z 8any 
( ! foll[+ acts committ$ ) ! int5t to   
de/roy1 9 :ole or 9 "p1 a national1     
e?nical1 racial or religi\s gr\p1 z su*3
 7a7 ,kill+ memb]s ( ! gr\p2 7b7 ,caus+ 
s]i\s bodily or m5tal h>m to memb]s ( ! 
gr\p2 7c7 ,delib]ately inflict+ on !    
gr\p conditions ( life calculat$ to br+ 
ab\t its physical de/ruction 9 :ole or 9
 "p2 7d7 ,impos+ measures int5d$ to     
prev5t bir?s )9 ! gr\p2 7e7 ,=cibly     
transf]r+ *ildr5 ( ! gr\p to ano!r      

gr\p02 ,:]eas on ,augu/ #g1 #bjad1      
,secret>y ( ,/ate ,john ,k]ry decl>$ t  
8,,isil's campaign ( t]ror aga9/ !      
innoc5t1 includ+ ,yezidi & ,*ri/ian     
m9orities1 & its grotesque & t>get$ acts
 ( viol5ce be> all ! w>n+ signs &       
hallm>ks ( g5ocide02 ,:]eas 9 ,augu/    
#bjad1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates conduct$ t>get$  
air/rikes & humanit>ian assi/ance       
op]ations to help break ! siege ( ,m\nt 
,s9j>1 sav+ ! lives ( ?\s&s ( ,yezidi   
m51 wom51 & *ildr52 ,:]eas ,8 ,hol9ess1 
,pope ,francis1 has not$ t 8entire      
communities1 especially--b n            
only--,*ri/ians & ,yezidis h suff]$ &   
are /ill suff]+ inhuman viol5ce because 
( _! e?nic & religi\s id5tity0 & t1 =   
,*ri/ians be+ kill$ = _! fai? 9 !       
,middle ,ea/1 8a =m ( g5ocide--,i insi/ 
on ! ^w--is tak+ place1 & x mu/ end02   
,:]eas a ,m>* #ac1 #bjae1 report by !   
,(fice ( ! ,unit$ ,nations ,high        
,commission] = ,human ,rights detail$   
8acts ( viol5ce p]petrat$ by ,,isil     
aga9/ civilians because ( _! affiliation

 or p]ceiv$ affiliation to an e?nic or  
religi\s gr\p0 & /at$ t 8it is          
reasonable to conclude t "s ( ^!        
incid5ts1 consid]+ ! ov]all in=mation1  
may con/itute g5ocide02 ,:]eas 9        
te/imony be=e ! ,h\se ,=eign ,affairs   
,committee on ,may #ac1 #bjae1 ,dom9ican
 ,si/] ,diana ,momeka1 ^: conv5t 0 driv5
 f ,mosul1 ,iraq1 describ$ ! ,,isil     
(f5sive z 8cultural & human g5ocide0 &  
/at$ t today 8the only ,*ri/ians t rema9
 9 ! ,pla9 ( ,n9eveh are ^? :o are held 
z ho/ages02 ,:]eas 9 ,decemb] #bjae1 !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,holocau/ ,memorial       
,museum's ,simon-,skjodt ,c5t] = !      
,prev5tion ( ,g5ocide issu$ a report    
focus$ on ! treatm5t ( m9orities 9      
,n9eveh f ,june to ,augu/ #bjad1 :i*    
f\nd t ,,isil _h 8t>get$ civilians bas$ 
on gr\p id5tity1 committ+ mass          
atrocities to control1 expel1 &         
ext]m9ate e?nic & religi\s m9orities0 &1
 9 t context1 8committ$ crimes aga9/    
humanity1 w> crimes1 & e?nic cleans+    
aga9/ ,*ri/ian1 ,yezidi1 ,turkm51       

,%abak1 ,sabaean-,m&ean1 & ,kaka'i      
communities 9 ,n9eva0 & 8p]petrat$      
g5ocide aga9/ ! ,yezidi p02 ,:]eas on   
,decemb] #g1 #bjae1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates     
,commission on ,int]national ,religi\s  
,fre$om call$ on ! ,unit$ ,/ates        
,gov]nm5t 8to designate ! ,*ri/ian1     
,yezidi1 ,%i'a1 ,turkm51 & ,%abak       
communities ( ,iraq & ,syria z victims (
 g5ocide by ,,isil0 & urg$ _w lead]s 8to
 condemn ! g5ocidal actions & crimes    
aga9/ humanity ( ,,isil t h be5 direct$ 
at ^! gr\ps & o!r e?nic & religi\s      
gr\ps02 ,:]eas on ,febru>y #c1 #bjaf1 ! 
,european ,p>liam5t express$ ! view t   
,,isil 8is committ+ g5ocide aga9/       
,*ri/ians & ,yezidis1 & o!r religi\s &  
e?nic m9orities02 ,:]eas ,syrian        
,presid5t ,ba%> al-,assad's viol5ce     
aga9/ ! ,syrian p has attract$ =eign    
fight]s f ar\nd ! _w1 :o h support$ &   
committ$ ,,isil atrocities2 & ,:]eas    
accord+ to "s e/imates1 ! conflict among
 all p>ties to ! ,syrian civil w> has   
kill$ #dgj1jjj & displac$ #aa million p3

 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t-- 7#a7 !          
atrocities p]petrat$ by ,,isil aga9/    
,*ri/ians1 ,yezidis1 & o!r religi\s &   
e?nic m9orities 9 ,iraq & ,syria        
con/itute w> crimes1 crimes aga9/       
humanity1 & g5ocide2  7#b7 all          
gov]nm5ts1 includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 &   
int]national organizations1 includ+ !   
,unit$ ,nations & ! ,(fice ( !          
,secret>y-,g5]al1 %\ld call ,,isil      
atrocities by _! rightful names3 w>     
crimes1 crimes aga9/ humanity1 &        
g5ocide2  7#c7 ! memb] /ates ( ! ,unit$ 
,nations %\ld coord9ate urg5tly on      
measures to prev5t fur!r w> crimes1     
crimes aga9/ humanity1 & g5ocide 9 ,iraq
 & ,syria1 & to puni% ^? responsible =  
^! ongo+ crimes1 includ+ by ! collection
 & pres]vation ( evid5ce &1 if necess>y1
 ! e/abli%m5t & op]ation ( appropriate  
tribunals2  7#d7 ! ,ha%emite ,k+dom (   
,jordan1 ! ,lebanese ,republic1 !       
,republic ( ,turkey1 & ! ,kurdi/an      
,regional ,gov]nm5t 9 ,iraq are to be   
comm5d$ =1 & support$ 91 _! ef=ts to    

%elt] & protect ^? flee+ ! viol5ce (    
,,isil & o!r combatants until !y c      
safely return to _! homes 9 ,iraq &     
,syria2 &  7#e7 ! protract$ ,syrian     
civil w> & ! indiscrim9ate viol5ce ( !  
,assad regime h contribut$ to ! gr[? (  
,,isil & w cont9ue to d s z long z ?is  
conflict cont9ues4  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (    
,repres5tatives ,m>* #ad1 #bjaf4;,cl]k4