UN aims to block jihadist recruits

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) US President Barack Obama chaired the session and said nations must prevent the recruitment and financing of foreign fighters.

US and Arab jets bombed Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria for a second day, including oil facilities, the US said.

Mr Obama urged global efforts to dismantle the IS “network of death”.

The US-drafted resolution was adopted unanimously.

The US launched air raids against IS militants in Iraq last month and overnight from Monday to Tuesday expanded the strikes into Syria, with the participation of Gulf Arab allies.

IS now controls several oilfields in Syria and Iraq, and sales of smuggled crude oil have helped finance its offensive in both countries.

Meanwhile, more than 120 Islamic scholars signed an open letter to IS, condemning its ideology. /End/