S/2015/928

United Nations

Security Council

Distr.: General
3 December 2015
Original: English

Letter dated 3 December 2015 from the Permanent Representative
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
to the United Nations addressed to the President of the
Security Council
In its resolution 2249 (2015), the Security Council recognized that the so-called
Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as Daesh, constitutes a
global and unprecedented threat to international peace and security. In this respect,
the Council noted the letters of the Iraqi authorities stati ng that ISIL/Daesh is a
direct threat to the security of the Iraqi people and territory. Furthermore, the
Council condemned horrifying terrorist attacks perpetrated by ISIL/Daesh, including
in Sousse, Ankara, Beirut and Paris and over the Sinai, and noted that ISIL/Daesh
has the capability and intention to carry out further attacks. ISIL/Daesh members
are known to be actively engaged in planning and directing attacks against the
United Kingdom from Syria.
In accordance with Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, and further
to our letters of 25 November 2014 (S/2014/851) and 7 September 2015 (S/2015/688),
I am therefore writing to report to the Security Counc il that the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland is taking necessary and proportionate measures
against ISIL/Daesh in Syria, as called for by the Council in resolution 2249 (2015),
in exercise of the inherent right of individual and collect ive self-defence.
I request that the present letter be circulated as a document of the Security
Council.
(Signed) Matthew Rycroft

15-21343 (E)

031215

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