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KyleMorris

Mr.Philips

English3H

4May2017

UNresolution2322anditseffectsonTerrorismInIraq&Syria

WhenthenewsreportsofabombgoingoffinIraqorhundredsdyingfrom

militantattacksinSyriamostshaketheirheadorvoicetheircondolences.Thoughitis

agoodnotion,forthosethatexperiencelossduetoterrorism,itisnotenough.Inthe

pastsomemajorcountrieshavecreatedlaws,liketheGenevaAccords,inorderto

moderateInternationalArmedConflicts(IAC)andterrorism.Asmorecountries

graduallyadjustedtonewinternationallawagainstterrorism,manyrealizedthe

institutionwasflawedduetoconflictingoruncleartreaties.Thoughmorerecently,

therehasbeenincreasedsupportofinternationalcooperationinInternationalcourt

aswellasbetweenlocalpoliceorganizationsthroughINTERPOL.InresponsetheUN

haspushedforevengreatercooperationagainstterroristoperationsthrough

approvingresolution2322,whichreaffirmstheinternationalwillforcooperation

againstterrorism.

Anyonecantellthatterrorismhasbeenathreattomanypeople'swayoflife.In

2016alonetherewere7incidentsofterrorismlocatedinSyriaandIraqthatcaused

over100casualtieseach.Oneincidentwasconfirmedtobeoneofthehighestdeath

tollsastheIslamicStateattackedtheSyriancityofDeirEz-zor.Whiletheofficialreport

had135deaths,Syria'snewsagencySANAsaidaround300civilianswerekilledinthe
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massacre(Husseini).InanotherattackbytheIslamicStateinBaghdad,Iraq,where

therewereareported125deadand150injuredbyasetof3explosions.Through

thesebombingsoneHuseinAlireportedthatsixworkersathisfamilysshophad

beenkilledandtheirbodiessobadlyburnedthattheycouldnotbeidentified(BBC

News).InanothereventofterrorismorchestratedbytheIslamicState,asuicidetruck

bombkilledabout100people.MostofthedeadwereIranianShi'itepilgrims,atagas

stationinHilla62milessouthofBaghdad(Reuters).

Theworldaroundcanagreethatterrorismisadanger,andcooperation

betweennationsisrequired.DustinLewis,aninternationallawstudentatHarvard,

hasreportedthatInternationalHumanitarianLaw(IHL)isflawedinitself.Thisisdue

tofragmentedanddifferentiatingtreatiesbetweennations,aswellasthequestionof

whethertheseagreementsinfluencearmedconflictssuchasterrorism(Lewis).

Researchintointernationallawhasoftenfoundthatwithdifferentperceptionsof

crime,ontheonehand,anddiverseinterests,ontheother,statesoftenstandasa

barriertoeffectiveandcoordinatedcounter-terrorismmeasures(Insights).TheUNs

recentmovebyestablishingresolution2322istheirattemptatencouraging

internationalcooperationagainstterrorism.

Resolution2322focusesonthemainideaofsimplifyingtheprocessofhandling

terrorismonalegallevel.Uponamoreindepthcursoryoftheresolution,itprovesto

pressurenationstosimplifylegaltreatiesregardingterrorismandpushformore

cooperationinhaltingterroristretournees.IfthemembercountriesoftheUN

implementtheresolutioninletterandspirit(Insights),itwillhelpingettingevidence
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againstterroristactivities,andassistinendingthepracticeofharboringcriminalsin

othercountries.Inordertogoaboutthis,theUNmadetheresolutioncompatiblewith

bothIHLandorganizationssuchasINTERPOLandUNDOC(Lewis).Astheresolution

takesfulleffectinINTERPOL,itwillenhanceinternationalpolicingandcooperationof

localauthorities.AsIHLisenforcedmorestrictly,moreterroristswillbetriedinthe

appropriatecourtsastheyarebroughtuponappropriatechargesfortheiractions.

Insomecases,itwassaidthatsuchactionsarehavinglittleeffectonterrorism.

Forexample,YuriFedotov,aleaderofUNDOCsaid,Inrecentmonths,several

countrieshavereportedanincreaseintherateofreturneesfromIraqandSyria.Itis

notreliablethough,forinstance,Fedotovalsomentionedthattheprogressagainst

DaeshterroristsinSyriahasrisensignificantlyasDaeshlostcontrolofterritories.In

aninterviewbyVOA,PentagonSpokespersonNavyCaptainJeffDavissaid,"The

counter-[ISIS]coalitioncontinuestolaytremendouspressureonextremist

organizationsinnorthernSyria,".InanotherresearchdonebyIanBremmer,ithas

beenreportedthatthemostrecenteffortshavecostISIS40percentofitsterritory

overthelastyear.

Asmoreandmoreprogressismade,furthersupportforinternational

cooperationiscreated.Asmorecountriescomplywiththeresolution,terroristgroups

suchastheIslamicStatewillbefacedwithmoreoppositionandeventuallybebrought

uponchargesininternationalcourt.Forinstance,-asofearlyDecember2016,the

ObamaAdministrationconsideredtheUSengagedinarmedconflictasamatterof

internationallaw.OnJuly22,2016,resolution2718wasestablishedbytheUN
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securitycouncilandmembernationsinordertostemtheflowofforeignterrorist

fighters.Becauseofincreasedsupportsuchastheseandmuchmoretocome,it

marksastepforwardinthefightagainstterrorism.

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