Obama chairs U.N. Security Council, gains approval of resolution to curb terrorist travel and recruitment

On Wednesday, President Obama personally chaired a rare high-level meeting of the United Nations Security Council dedicated to the threat of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other terrorist organizations. The council voted, 15 to 0, to approve a binding U.S.-proposed resolution compelling states to try to block their citizens and foreigners from going to fight with terrorist militias, specifically mentioning ISIS, the al-Nusra faction, and "other groups associated with al Qaeda." "The ...