Traduction de «barrage à vannes levantes » (Français → Anglais) :

B. whereas the jihadist al-Qaeda splinter group Islamic State (IS) – formerly the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) – has conquered parts of eastern Syria, including Syria’s largest dam and the strategically important Tabqa airbase, and large parts of Iraq, and has subsequently perpetrated summary executions of citizens, the imposition of a harsh interpretation of Sharia law, and the destruction of Shiite, Sufi, Sunni and Christian places of worship and shrines; whereas in the last months the IS has targeted more cities and areas and has massacred, kidnapped and killed civilians, soldiers, members of local tribes, journalists, ...[+++] first-aid helpers, and members of sects and other religious minorities in eastern Syria and northern Iraq, in a continuing ongoing stream of excessive violence; whereas women and girls are one of the most vulnerable groups among the refugees and there are reports of the deliberate targeting of women and girls in Iraq and of kidnapping, rape and forced marriage by militants of the IS and other armed groups; whereas four million civilians are thought to be living under IS rule in Iraq and Syria, often in extremely deplorable humanitarian conditions;