Assembly Urges Obama Administration to Affirm Armenian Genocide WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Secretary of State John Kerry stated that ISIS (Daesh) is “responsible for genocide,” against groups in Syria and Iraq, including Yezidis, Christians, and Shia Muslims. The recognition was prompted by H.Con.Res.75, which includes Armenians as one of the Christian groups persecuted by ISIS. “We know that in areas under its control, Daesh has made a systematic effort to destroy the cultura

Armenians Specifically Named as a Victim Group Father Yeprem Kelegian, Armenian Assembly of America Executive Director Bryan Ardouny, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI), and Archbishop Vicken Aykazian WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, the House unanimously passed a resolution condemning the atrocities committed by ISIS as genocide against Christian, Yezidi, and other religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq and Syria. Spearheaded by the House Caucus for Religious Minorities in