In February 2016 the United Nations Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 2199, obligating member states to take steps to prevent terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria from receiving donations and from benefiting from trade in oil, antiquities, and hostages.
On April 19, 2016, the Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing hearing before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services was published. The objective of the committee was to “prevent cultural genocide.”
On December 15 of the same year, the U.S. Attorney for the District
