UN urges all countries to keep weapons from terrorist groups

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday urging all countries to eliminate the supply of weapons to the Islamic State extremist group and other "terrorists" including by taking legal action against suppliers and marking arms to improve their traceability.

The resolution, sponsored by Egypt, strongly condemns the continuing flow of weapons, military equipment, drones and improvised explosive devices to IS, al-Qaeda and their affiliates as well as illegal armed groups and criminals.

"This is one of the first resolutions aiming to prevent terrorists from acquiring weapons," Egypt's UN Ambassador Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta, the current Security Council president, said after the vote. "Arming of terrorists and terrorist groups ... is a crime that is no less heinous than the terrorist act itself."