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UN Official Praises ISIS ‘Diversity’

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Group draws members of all ethnicities.

The United Nations’ human-rights chief on Friday praised the embrace of ethnic diversity in ISIS-held territories, calling it a “most terrible irony.” Zeid Raad al-Hussein, the first Arab or Muslim to hold that post, made the comments during a special meeting on human-rights abuses. He also called ISIS an “abomination” and supported referring its actions to the International Criminal Court.

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