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Lawyer wants terror case against Md. man dismissed

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:43:43 -0400

WASHINGTON - A former Army soldier accused of trying to provide support to a terrorist organization in Somalia after he left the military has asked a court to dismiss the case against him, saying he never had any contact with the group.

Kerry: US, allies ready to step up aid to rebels

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:04:42 -0400

AMMAN, Jordan - The U.S. and several key allies looked again Wednesday for a strategy to end Syria's civil war, their united efforts unable at the moment to stem the Assad regime's military gains and Washington still unwilling to join those providing the rebels with lethal military aid.

Colombia: 10 soldiers killed by in rebel attack

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:49:29 -0400

BOGOTA, Colombia - At least 10 Colombian soldiers were killed and six wounded Wednesday in a pre-dawn attack on an army patrol with homemade explosives by the country's second-largest leftist rebel band, the military said.

Lawyer wants terror case against Md. man dismissed

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:52:25 -0400

WASHINGTON - A former U.S. Army soldier accused of trying to provide support to a terrorist organization in Somalia after he left the military has asked a court to dismiss the case against him, saying he never had any contact with the group.

Iraqi premier orders army shake-up after attacks

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:14:20 -0400

BAGHDAD - Iraq's prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a weeklong spike of militant attacks that has killed nearly 300 people, by far the highest toll since the U.S. withdrew its forces in late 2011, an official said Wednesday.

7 Egyptian security men kidnapped in Sinai freed

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:05:38 -0400

CAIRO - Six Egyptian policemen and a border guard kidnapped by suspected militants in the volatile Sinai Peninsula last week were freed by their captors Wednesday after successful mediation, the country's military spokesman said.

Germany backs terror label for Hezbollah militants

Wed, 22 May 2013 06:44:50 -0400

BERLIN - Germany says it supports adding the military wing of the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah to the European Union's list of terrorist groups.

Car bomb, other attacks kill 20 in Iraq

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:21:34 -0400

BAGHDAD - A car bomb exploded as Sunni worshippers were leaving a mosque after evening prayers Tuesday in Baghdad, the deadliest in a string of attacks that killed at least 20 people nationwide in a week of the most sustained sectarian violence in the country since U.S. troops withdrew more than a year ago.

Russia claims to have foiled possible terror act

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:22:53 -0400

MOSCOW - Russia's counterterrorism agency said Monday that its special forces killed two militants and detained a third believed to have been planning a terrorist act in Moscow.

Militiamen attack gas complex in western Libya

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:59:11 -0400

TRIPOLI, Libya - A Libyan gas company official says militiamen have attacked a natural gas complex in the country's west, injuring two guards and stealing weapons and military vehicles.

Somali reaction to al-Shabab sentences mixed

Sun, 19 May 2013 15:33:49 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - Wide-ranging sentences handed down in the yearslong federal investigation into recruiting and financing for the terrorist group al-Shabab have kindled a mix of outrage, confusion and relief among members of Minnesota's large Somali community.

Kenya police kill "terror couple"

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:22:19 -0400

NAIROBI, Kenya - Police shot dead a couple suspected to be terrorists after they threw four grenades, wounding five officers in an overnight stand-off, a police official said Sunday.

Ivory Coast army arrests militia leader

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:34:12 -0400

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - A militia leader accused of grave crimes during Ivory Coast's 2010-11 postelection violence was taken into custody Saturday not far from the national park where his forces had been illegally occupying in the country's volatile western region, officials said.

Egypt police close Gaza border to protest kidnap

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:32:19 -0400

CAIRO - Dozens of disgruntled border policemen forced the closure of Egypt's main crossing point into the Gaza Strip on Friday to protest the abduction of their colleagues by suspected militants, underscoring the lawlessness and crisis of authority in the country two years since the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak.

UN: 14 Iranian exiles moved from Iraq to Albania

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:56:29 -0400

BAGHDAD - The first exiles from an Iranian opposition group have moved to Albania from a camp near Baghdad as part of a relocation process, the United Nations said Thursday, a step toward defusing an explosive dispute left over from the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s and the U.S.-led ousting of the regime of Saddam Hussein.

Indonesian police arrest 3 suspected militants

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:37:16 -0400

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian police say they have arrested three suspected Islamic militants thought to be planning terror attacks, including the nephew of a radical cleric imprisoned on terror charges.

Sentences continue in Minn. Somali terror case

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:02:30 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - Two men who left Minnesota to join al-Shabab in Somalia were sentenced Tuesday to three years in federal prison, while a man they characterized as a local leader in efforts to recruit them to the terrorist group was sentenced to 12 years.

Suspected Russian militant leader goes on trial

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:28:40 -0400

MOSCOW - A former Russian policeman accused of joining the Islamic insurgency in Russia's Caucasus has gone on trial on charges of masterminding a string of terrorist attacks.

Attacks on Sunni mosques fuel fears in Iraq

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:20:40 -0400

BAGHDAD - A sharp rise in attacks on Sunni holy sites in Iraq is feeding fears that the country could spiral into a new round of sectarian violence similar to the bloodletting that brought Iraq to its knees in 2006 and 2007.

Pakistan's next premier an Islamist comeback kid

Mon, 13 May 2013 03:32:53 -0400

ISLAMABAD - The man set to become Pakistan's next prime minister after historic elections over the weekend could be called the Islamist comeback kid.

Look at major issues facing Pakistan's new leader

Sun, 12 May 2013 10:40:06 -0400

ISLAMABAD - The winner of Pakistan's historic national election, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, faces a host of problems, including faltering economic growth, worsening energy shortages and continued attacks by militants.

Jihadi peril makes its way to Tunisia

Thu, 09 May 2013 06:08:43 -0400

TUNIS, Tunisia - The hunt for al-Qaida-linked militants in a mountainous region near Tunisia's borders with Algeria in recent days has raised alarm that the birthplace of the Arab Spring has become the latest battleground for violent jihadis.

Indonesia anti-terror squad kills 7 militants

Thu, 09 May 2013 05:37:40 -0400

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's elite anti-terrorism unit conducted several bloody operations to root out suspected Islamic militants, killing seven and arresting 13 others, police said Thursday as they continued to investigate an alleged plot to bomb the Myanmar Embassy.

Hard-line Islamists to make gains in Pakistan vote

Thu, 09 May 2013 02:23:34 -0400

MARDAN, Pakistan - The imposing, black-bearded politician in a striking white turban takes the stage at a campaign rally in northwest Pakistan as a song about Islamic holy war blares over loudspeakers. Before a chanting crowd, he praises the Afghan Taliban and blasts Pakistan's government for not protecting Osama bin Laden from U.S. commandos.

Defense: Public misinformed in alleged terror case

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:19:28 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - The defense attorney for a man arrested in what the FBI has called a thwarted terror plot in western Minnesota said Wednesday that authorities have given the public some misinformation about his client, while a local police chief said authorities continue to keep an eye on the anti-government militia group founded by his family.