On Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Russia should stop bombing opposition forces in Syria

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is viewed by Western analysts as the most dangerous arm of the global militant...

  The rift between them is getting deeper, although mediation continues.

"They wanted to kill the maximum number of people and for them it wasn't a problem to die."

  The patrols and intelligence sharing mark an intent by the two countries to prevent the spread of militancy

 

 

 

"Unfortunately the obligations ... are not being implemented by all and everywhere."

Senior international envoys began gathering in New York on Thursday to seek U.N. backing for an ambitious U.S. and...

  Three Islamist militant groups have claimed the strike

  "Al Mourabitoun is a mixture of fundamentalists and bandits, who traffic weapons and drugs to finance themselves."

  "Tonight the death toll is heavy."

  It was not clear whether any of the gunmen were still active.

  Al-Mourabitoun was formed around two years ago and based in the Sahara Desert.