Emily Fuentes with Open Doors USA explains, "Typically this list is more about human rights violations that come from governments rather than outside agencies." Since ISIS atrocities occuring in Iraq and Syria don't count as government oppression, they're not a 'concern' to U.S. officials.
"It's not governments that are....""
https://www.mnnonline.org/news/cpc-list-omit-iraq-syria/
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