Russian terror list omits Hamas, Hizbullah

RUSSIA published a list of 17 groups it regards as terrorist organisations on 28 July, the BBC reported.

The list does not include Palestinian group Hamas or Lebanese group Hizbullah, but does include Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, Hizb-ut-Tahrir, the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamic Party of Turkestan, the Congress of the Nations of Ichkeria and Dagestan, Jemaah Islamiyya and Lashkar-e-Tayyiba. Several other groups are linked to separatist militants in the North Caucasus or Central Asia.