UN Documents for Syria: Security Council Press Statements

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19 November 2015 SC/12128 Council members reaffirmed their support for Lebanese sovereignty and territorial integrity, reiterated the importance of Lebanon’s policy of disassociation and called on all Lebanese parties to cease any involvement in the Syrian crisis.
28 August 2015 SC/12030 Condemned the use of sexual violence committed, including as a method or tactic of warfare, in Syria and Iraq.
22 July 2015 SC/11979 Condemned the ISIS-linked terrorist attack in Suruc, Turkey, a town near the border with Syria.
5 June 2015 SC/11921 Condemned indiscriminate attacks on civilians.
22 May 2015 SC/11904 This was a statment on the seizure of Palmyra by ISIS.
20 April 2015 SC/11865 This press statement expressed concern about the situation in Yarmouk.
26 March 2015 SC/11838 Expressed support for the Kuwait Humanitarian Pledging Conference.
25 February 2015 SC/11799 Condemned the abduction of hundreds of Assyrians by ISIS in northeast Syria.
3 February 2015 SC/11764 Condemned ISIS for the murder of a Jordanian pilot, Muath Al-Kasasbeh.
1 February 2015 SC/11762 Condemned ISIS for the murder of a Japanese journalist, Kenji Goto.
25 January 2015 SC/11752 This press statement condemned ISIS for the murder of Japanese citizen Haruna Yukawa.
23 January 2015 SC/11750 This was a press statement regarding the listing by the 1267/1989 Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee of four individuals, including two ISIS members and one Al-Nusra Front member.
18 November 2014 SC/11654 This was a press statement that condemned ISIS for the murder of US aid worker Peter Kassig.
31 October 2014 SC/11626 Condemned the aerial bombardment, by the use of barrel bombs, of a displaced persons camp in Idlib on 29 October, leaving many dead and injured, including children.
30 October 2014 SC/11624 Expressed support for the role and efforts of the Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura.