On Friday the militant group called the UN declaration "propaganda."

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The report also accuses the Islamic militant group Hamas, which rules Gaza, of committing war crimes by firing rockets at Israel.

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The Niger Delta remains a stronghold for gangs and militant groups with strong opposition toward foreign oil companies and the government.

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Military analyst Talat Masood says militant leaders' denunciation of government and religious leaders as un-Islamic, hardened Pakistani attitudes against the Taliban.

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Mr.Netanyahu also addressed an upsurge in violence in the Gaza Strip,which is ruled by the Islamic militant group Hamas.

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Last week in a high-level meeting of its leadership, the Pakistani military objected to clauses that implied they supported militant groups.

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Mahmood Shah says although some militant leaders have been killed, they have not been worth the damage to public opinion.

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The Mumbai attacks, blamed on 10 gunmen dispatched by the Pakistani militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, left more than 160 people dead.

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The statement said the reclusive militant leader will never agree to talks that prolong the presence of foreign troops in Afghanistan.

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NATO officials say one helicopter crashed in western Afghanistan after U.S.and Afghan forces raided what was described as a militant hideout.

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He also made a presentation at a medical conference that some now say hinted that he had militant views.

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NATO forces are preparing to launch security operations against suspected militant bases in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar.

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The rising power of a militant group called al-Shabab in neighboring Somalia has also added a new security challenge in the region.

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But the naval blockade remains in force to prevent weapons smuggling to the ruling Palestinian militant group Hamas.

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Egypt is mediating between Israel and the Islamic militant group Hamas, which captured Shalit nearly three years ago in a cross-border raid.

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The two Islamic militant groups have bombarded Israel with rockets in the past, exposing a strategic vulnerability.

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The army's assault against militant targets in Lower Dir District has left the peace agreement in doubt.

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The report also accuses the Islamic militant group Hamas that rules Gaza of war crimes, but the international focus has been on Israel.

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" It says "Iran continues to host,train,fund, arm and guide militant groups" that oppose the Iraqi government.

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But Mr.Singh says for a productive dialogue, it is vital for Pakistan to destroy militant groups, their camps and infrastructure on its soil.

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Robow is reported to be in favor of engaging in talks with al-Shabab rivals and maintaining a popular backing for the militant group.

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He says Noordin Top was among the four people killed in the police raid on a militant hideout in Indonesia's Central Java province Thursday.

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Both countries are home to militant anti-West insurgent groups that have publicly claimed allegiance to al-Qaida.

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But the Cabinet said Israel was responding to years of Palestinian rocket attacks from Gaza, which is ruled by the Islamic militant group Hamas.

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Independent confirmation of the death toll is not possible because the region is a militant stronghold.

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Punjab province is also where several large maddrassas with links to militant groups are located.

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Since then,a number of high-profile militant attacks have shocked the nation, including an attack with two suicide bombers on an Islamic university in the capital.

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Militant attacks across Pakistan have killed more than 500 people in the past two months.

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The fate of the second French hostage, who was being held by al-Shabab, an al-Qaida-linked militant group allied with Hisbul Islam, is not immediately clear.

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