Barack Obama: “I call on the world to unite against the evil that is ISIL, or Daesh…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2015

I call on the world to unite against the evil that is ISIL, or Daesh, and to eradicate the scourge of violent extremism.

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Remarks at the United Nations Leaders' Summit on Countering ISIL and Violent Extremism in New York City

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