,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #df  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #bb1 #bjae    
,ms4 ,br[n ( ,florida submitt$ ! foll[+ 
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives condemn+ ! rec5t t]rori/
 attacks 9 ,nig]ia t result$ 9 ! dea?s (
 ov] #b1jjj innoc5t p]sons & (f]+       
condol5ces to ^? p]sonally affect$ by   
?is c[>dly act4  ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #c1 
#bjae1 ! arm$ radical t]rori/ gr\p kn[n 
z ,boko ,h>am captur$ ! t[n ( ,baga1    
,nig]ia1 & ov]ran ! ,multi ,national    
,jo9t ,task ,=ce headqu>t]s & army base 
9 t[n & slaught]$ ov] #b1jjj p ov] a    
p]iod ( a few days4 ,:]eas =ces (       
,gov]nm5t ( ,nig]ia resi/$ ! t]rori/s :o
 attack$ f all sides1 = sev]al h\rs1 b  
ev5tually jo9$ civilians flee+ into !   
bu%2 ,:]eas 9 ! days foll[+ ! assault1 !
 t]rori/s =c$ ,baga's resid5ts into !   
surr\nd+ area villages2 ,:]eas1 on !    
ev5+ ( ,janu>y #f1 #bjae1 two local     

resid5ts report$ t ! militants began to 
burn local build+s us+ petrol bombs &   
explosives1 & accord+ to survivors      
proce$$ to kill ^? left2 ,:]eas1 accord+
 to ,musa ,buk>1 head ( ! ,kukawa local 
gov]nm5t area1 all #af villages 9 !     
local gov]nm5t area 7 raz$ z well1 & _! 
resid5ts ei!r kill$ or =c$ to flee2     
,:]eas ,baba ,abba ,hassan1 ! di/rict   
head1 add$ t hundr$s ( corpses /ill lay 
on ! /reets ( ! t[n & t _m wom5 & *ildr5
 7 among ! victims1 hav+ be5 pursu$ into
 ! bu% by ! militants2 ,:]eas ,baga & at
 lea/ #af o!r t[ns are ?\ght to h be5   
de/roy$ z ov] #ce1jjj p are report$ to h
 be5 displac$1 ) _m fe>$ to h dr[n$ :ile
 try+ to cross ,lake ,*ad & o!rs trapp$ 
on isl&s 9 ! lake2 ,:]eas ^! t]rori/    
attacks repres5t an assault on          
fundam5tal pr9ciples ess5tial to a      
democratic society2 ,:]eas ! increase 9 
attacks 9 ,nig]ia & ?r\gh\t ,africa     
rema9s ( great conc]n2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$  
,/ates & ,africa %>e a long/&+ cultural1
 political1 & economic relation%ip t has

 greatly b5efitt$ bo? nations2 & ,:]eas 
! ,unit$ ,/ates is committ$ to support+ 
,nig]ia 9 ?is difficult "t3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--    
7#a7 condemns ! rec5t t]rori/ attacks 9 
,baga1 ,nig]ia1 t result$ 9 ! tragic    
loss ( ov] #b1jjj innoc5t lives2  7#b7  
ext5ds its deepe/ sympa?ies to all ^?   
affect$ by ?is trag$y2  7#c7 supports ! 
ef=ts ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,nig]ia to ensure 
t all ( ^? individuals :o committ$ or   
support$ ^! he9\s attacks are br\ght to 
ju/ice2  7#d7 recognizes ! gr[+ ?reat   
pos$ by radical t]rori/ gr\ps worldwide 
& reaffirms ! commitm5t ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates to ! multilat]al1 global fight   
aga9/ su* viol5t extremi/s2  7#e7 calls 
^u all nations to jo9 a global ef=t to  
combat viol5t extremi/ ideologies &     
t]rori/ gr\ps2 &  7#f7 rema9s committ$  
to ! def5se ( democratic pr9ciples z    
well z o!r univ]sal values t t]rori/s   
seek to de/roy ?r\gh a campaign ( c[>dly
 ?reats & repreh5sible viol5ce4