The White House says the US is ready to work with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in any possible probe into the genocide committed by the Daesh (ISIL) terrorist group in Iraq and Syria.
“The United States will cooperate with independent efforts to investigate genocide,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Thursday.
Earnest added that the administration of President Barack Obama is willing to support the ICC in collecting evidence.
Earlier on Thursday, the United States declared that Daesh is committing “genocide” against religious minorities, particularly Shia Muslims, Christians, Izadi Kurds, in Iraq and Syria, and vowed to halt it.
“The ICC is typically the organization that would take a look at this, and given the judgment that Secretary (of State John) Kerry has made, the United States would be supportive of that effort, both rhetorically, but also in a tangible way as well,” said Earnest.
“The United States will support efforts to…