US Government declares Daesh persecution of Christians a genocide – ACNS March 18, 2016 by Fulcrum The US Government has declared the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East by Daesh (the self-proclaimed “Islamic State”) as a genocide. The statement, made today by US Secretary of State John Kerry, follows similar declarations in the past few months by the Council of Europe and the European Parliament. Gavin Drake. ACNS. 17 March 2016 FulcrumShareTweetShare