Committed against people around the world today based on their faith. We are in these days witnesses to some of the most glaring and brutal attacks on this universal right of religious freedom in all of our history. Islamic state, the cancer spreading throughout the middle east and north africa is targeting christians and other religious minorities and communities for extincton. The world has watched this terror unfold day by day for over a year. More than 407 days have have past since the city of most you will fell into the hands mosul fell into the hands of the islamic state. They drove them out of the land of their spiritual heritage which dates back for nearly 2,000 years. Nearly one year has past since the attack on a community where thousands were slaughtered. 5,000 young women and young girls were taken captive. 1,000 boys were captured and forced into isis training camps. Mr. Speaker, there is no room for the selfproclaimed caliphate. Innocent men, women and children are forced
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