http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/1560-militant-groups.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/in-en/subjects/1560-militant-groups.html http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2163762-northern-iraqi-city-al-qaida-gathers-strength.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Al-Qaida's Iraq arm is gathering strength in the restive northern city of Mosul, ramping up its fundraising through gangland-style shakedowns and feeding off anti-government anger as it increasingly carries out attacks with impunity, according to residents and officials. It is a disturbing development for Iraq's third-largest city, one of t... Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:24:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2163762-northern-iraqi-city-al-qaida-gathers-strength.html 2013-06-20T06:24:46Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161426-militants-storm-un-compound-somalia-20-killed.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Seven al-Qaida-linked militants on a suicide mission attacked the U.N. compound Wednesday with a truck bomb and then poured inside, killing at least 13 people before dying in the assault. At least three foreigners were slain during the raid in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, where the United Nations expanded its presence this ye... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:26:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161426-militants-storm-un-compound-somalia-20-killed.html 2013-06-19T21:26:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161396-syria-troops-fight-rebels-major-shiite-shrine.html BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah fighters joined Syrian forces in battling rebels in a Damascus suburb that is home to a revered Shiite Muslim shrine, in a push to secure the area around the ornate, golden domed mosque. Protection of the Sayida Zeinab shrine has become a rallying cry for Shiite fighters backing President Bashar Assad, raising the stakes in a confl... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:44:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2161396-syria-troops-fight-rebels-major-shiite-shrine.html 2013-06-19T20:44:09Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2162818-militants-kill-6-soldiers-northwest-pakistan.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A senior police official says militants attacked a military convoy with rocket-propelled grenades and other heavy weapons in northwest Pakistan, killing six soldiers. Shafiullah Khan says two soldiers were wounded in the attack Wednesday, 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of the main northwest city of Peshawar. Two vehicles were des... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:49:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2162818-militants-kill-6-soldiers-northwest-pakistan.html 2013-06-19T19:49:10Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159180-bombing-pakistani-funeral-kills-29.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 29 people. Among the dead was a newly elected lawmaker who may have been the target, authorities said. The blast was the deadliest attack in the region since May 11 national and regional elections i... Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:54:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2159180-bombing-pakistani-funeral-kills-29.html 2013-06-18T16:54:15Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2157410-anger-southern-egypt-islamist-governor.html LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — Angry tourism workers and activists in Luxor threatened Monday to block a newly appointed Islamist governor from his office because of his links to a former militant group that killed scores of people in a 1997 attack in the ancient city and devastated Egypt's sightseeing industry. Adel el-Khayat was named to the provincial governor's ... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:24:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2157410-anger-southern-egypt-islamist-governor.html 2013-06-17T21:24:02Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2157746-kurds-fight-place-syrian-civil-war.html BEIRUT (AP) — Taking advantage of the chaos of the civil war, Syria's Kurdish minority has carved out a once unthinkable degree of independence in their areas, creating their own police forces, even their own license plates, and exuberantly going public with their language and culture. But by pursuing their own path distinct from both the opposition and t... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:14:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2157746-kurds-fight-place-syrian-civil-war.html 2013-06-17T20:14:41Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2156680-shiite-iraq-militia-claims-attacked-iran-group.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A Shiite militia leader on Monday claimed responsibility for a rocket attack over the weekend that killed two members of an Iranian exile group near Baghdad. Saturday's attack on the sprawling Camp Liberty also killed an Iraqi and wounded nine Iranians and seven Iraqis. The dissident group, the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, is the militant wing of a ... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:05:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2156680-shiite-iraq-militia-claims-attacked-iran-group.html 2013-06-17T18:05:28Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2157194-hamas-urges-ally-hezbollah-to-leave-syria.html RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday urged Lebanon's Hezbollah militia to withdraw its fighters from Syria and accused it of stoking sectarian tensions, leveling unprecedented public criticism against a former ally. The Hamas statement came as the region's Sunni and Shiite Muslims are lining up on opposite sides of Syr... Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:18:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2157194-hamas-urges-ally-hezbollah-to-leave-syria.html 2013-06-17T17:18:11Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2155556-colombias-long-elusive-goal-land-reform.html MORROA, Colombia (AP) — Caught in the crossfire between far-right militias and leftist rebels, 40 families abandoned the farm they shared in the foothills of Colombia's Montes de Maria range. The land repeatedly switched hands before being sold to a businessman. Nearly a decade later, a court in April returned the 770-acre (310-hectare) farm, called Pechi... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:14:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2155556-colombias-long-elusive-goal-land-reform.html 2013-06-16T22:14:48Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2154978-gunmen-pakistan-kill-2-anti-polio-workers.html PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen killed two anti-polio workers Sunday in northwest Pakistan, police said, the latest violence directed at efforts to eradicate the disease from the country. The two attackers shot the two Pakistani health workers while they were on a vaccination drive in rural Kandar village, said Swabi District Police Chief Mohammad Saeed.... Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:15:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2154978-gunmen-pakistan-kill-2-anti-polio-workers.html 2013-06-16T16:15:37Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2153778-al-qaidas-iraq-head-defies-boss-syria-fight.html BAGHDAD (AP) — The leader of al-Qaida's Iraq arm defiantly rejected an order from the terror network's central command to stop claiming control over the organization's Syria affiliate, according to a message purportedly from him that was posted online Saturday. The latest statement by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who heads the Islamic State of Iraq, reveals a gr... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:00:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2153778-al-qaidas-iraq-head-defies-boss-syria-fight.html 2013-06-15T21:00:28Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2153658-attacks-pakistans-southwest-kills-22.html QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani forces stormed a hospital that had been taken over by gunmen Saturday in a restive southwestern province, freeing hostages and ending a five-hour standoff that capped a series of attacks that killed 22 people. The violence emphasized the challenges that new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will have in bringing calm to Baluchi... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:45:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2153658-attacks-pakistans-southwest-kills-22.html 2013-06-15T20:45:38Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2153960-syrian-troops-capture-damascus-suburb-airport.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian troops pushed forward with their offensive against rebels Saturday, capturing a suburb near the Damascus international airport as the U.S. warned that the alleged use of chemical weapons by President Bashar Assad's forces and the involvement of the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah in the civil war threaten to put a proposed political settlement ou... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:24:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2153960-syrian-troops-capture-damascus-suburb-airport.html 2013-06-15T19:24:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2153796-attacks-benghazi-kill-6-libyan-soldiers.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Rooftop snipers and knife-wielding assailants killed six soldiers in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi early Saturday, officials said, in the largest attack on the country's new security forces to date. The brazen overnight assault by hundreds of plain-clothed gunmen on security installations forced soldiers to withdraw from some of t... Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:07:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2153796-attacks-benghazi-kill-6-libyan-soldiers.html 2013-06-15T19:07:20Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2151446-hezbollah-will-fighting-syria.html BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah's leader vowed Friday that his militants would keep fighting in Syria "wherever needed" after the U.S. agreed to arm the rebels in the civil war, setting up a proxy fight between Iran and the West that threatens to engulf more of the Middle East. President Barack Obama has deepened U.S. involvement in the conflict, authorizing leth... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:30:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2151446-hezbollah-will-fighting-syria.html 2013-06-14T20:30:50Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2152174-libyan-army-colonel-killed-attack-brigade.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A Libyan army colonel was killed in an ambush on his brigade in the country's south on Friday, the unit's spokesman said, in the latest incident of violence in the North African country. Separately, in the eastern city of Benghazi, an independent TV station reported an unknown attacker hurled a hand grenade at its building. The viole... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:41:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2152174-libyan-army-colonel-killed-attack-brigade.html 2013-06-14T19:41:22Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2148682-un-93000-killed-syrian-civil-war.html BEIRUT (AP) — Syrians are being killed at an average rate of 5,000 per month, the U.N. said Thursday as it raised the overall death toll in the civil war to nearly 93,000, with civilians bearing the brunt of the attacks. The grim estimate reflects the growing sectarian nature of the bloodshed as the regime of President Bashar Assad scores a series of batt... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:51:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2148682-un-93000-killed-syrian-civil-war.html 2013-06-13T23:51:40Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2145984-limits-palestinians-living-with-israeli-spouses.html BARTAA, Israel (AP) — When Israeli Arabs search for a spouse, they don't just worry about looks, job prospects or future in-laws. They must think about whether their partner will be allowed to live with them. The problem is — many Israeli Arabs, who are ethnically Palestinians, want to marry Palestinians from the West Bank or Gaza Strip. But relations bet... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:49:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2145984-limits-palestinians-living-with-israeli-spouses.html 2013-06-12T15:49:54Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2146124-georgia-shuts-2-bases-afghanistan-attacks.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Georgia said Wednesday that the country has closed two of its bases in Afghanistan after 10 of its soldiers were killed by militant attacks within the last four weeks, but it will not reduce the number of troops serving there. The announcement by Defense Minister Irakli Alasania came five days after he visited Afghanistan to meet... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:32:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2146124-georgia-shuts-2-bases-afghanistan-attacks.html 2013-06-12T14:32:03Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2145056-libya-army-chief-vows-to-militias-this-year.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Libya's interim army chief of staff insisted Tuesday that militias will have to lay down their arms or join the military by year's end after 31 people were killed in protests against the militia forces. Speaking in the eastern city of Benghazi, where the deadly clashes erupted over the weekend, killing mostly civilians, Col. Salem Qi... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:48:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2145056-libya-army-chief-vows-to-militias-this-year.html 2013-06-11T20:48:18Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2144808-iraq-increasingly-drawn-syrian-battlefield.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Signs are growing that stretches of Iraq and Syria are morphing into a single battlefield for militants, exacerbating Iraq's slide into renewed deadly chaos a year and a half after U.S. troops pulled out. Iraqi border posts along the Syrian frontier are coming under attack, and Syrian truck drivers have been singled out and shot inside Iraq... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:57:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2144808-iraq-increasingly-drawn-syrian-battlefield.html 2013-06-11T18:57:01Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2143184-russia-faces-security-challenges-sochi-olympics.html SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Drones hovering overhead, robotic vehicles roaming Olympic venues to search for explosives, high-speed patrol boats sweeping the Black Sea coast — Russian officials say they will be using cutting-edge technology to make sure the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi will be "the safest Olympics in history." But intelligence analysts and regional... Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:37:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/europe/2143184-russia-faces-security-challenges-sochi-olympics.html 2013-06-11T11:37:52Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2141062-iraq-hit-wave-bomb-attacks-killing-dozens.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of car bombings rocked central and northern Iraq on Monday, killing at least 57 people and extending the deadliest eruption of violence to hit the country in years. Attackers initially targeted market-goers early in the morning, then turned their sights on police and army posts after sunset. Security forces scrambled to contain the v... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2141062-iraq-hit-wave-bomb-attacks-killing-dozens.html 2013-06-10T20:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2142198-iraqi-shiite-fighters-syria-role-raises-tensions.html BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi Shiite fighter's family is urging him to stop risking his life by traveling to Syria, saying he's done his part defending the holy shrine of Sayida Zeinab outside Damascus. Abu Mohammed al-Moussawi isn't listening. The 33-year-old father from southern Baghdad, who wears a ring inscribed with a Quranic verse, is preparing for his f... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:45:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2142198-iraqi-shiite-fighters-syria-role-raises-tensions.html 2013-06-10T18:45:04Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2141002-afghan-taliban-boldly-attack-kabul-airport.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Seven Taliban fighters with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns launched a rare assault on NATO's operational headquarters at the military section of Kabul's international airport on Monday. All seven militants were killed. Their failed attack showed that despite an asphyxiating security blanket around the capital, Afghani... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:38:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2141002-afghan-taliban-boldly-attack-kabul-airport.html 2013-06-10T15:38:07Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2141058-pakistan-president-to-leaders-militancy.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's president, in what will likely be his last major speech to parliament, urged the new government on Monday to keep up the fight against militancy, one of the many problems facing the country. Asif Ali Zardari spoke hours after militants dressed as policemen and armed with assault rifles and rockets attacked trucks in Pakistan ca... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:38:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2141058-pakistan-president-to-leaders-militancy.html 2013-06-10T14:38:57Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2139916-anti-hezbollah-protester-killed-lebanon.html BEIRUT (AP) — Men wielding batons and wearing yellow arm bands evoking Lebanon's Hezbollah attacked protesters outside the Iranian Embassy in Beirut Sunday during a rally against the militant group's participation in the Syrian civil war. One protester was killed, a senior Lebanese military official and witnesses said. A military statement said the protes... Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:34:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2139916-anti-hezbollah-protester-killed-lebanon.html 2013-06-09T23:34:39Z http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2139156-gunfight-libyas-eastern-city-leaves-7-dead.html TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — A gunfight between protesters and former rebels aligned with the military in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi left seven people dead on Saturday, a health official said, the latest episode of lawlessness to hit the North African country. The clashes also left 37 people wounded, according to the doctor in the city's main hospital. A s... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 20:45:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/in-en/news/world/2139156-gunfight-libyas-eastern-city-leaves-7-dead.html 2013-06-08T20:45:40Z