Britain seeks ban of 15 alleged terror groups

The British government on Monday published a list of 15 Muslim "terror" groups it has asked parliament to ban as part of a crackdown following the July bombings in London.
Home Secretary Charles Clarke laid a draft order in parliament under the Terrorism Act 2000 to proscribe the organisations which are "concerned in terrorism," his office said in a statement.
The Home Office said it will be subject to approval by both houses of parliament, which resumed debate Monday after their 80-day summer recess, and will be debated by members of parliament and peers later this week. It named the groups as Al-Ittihad al-Islamia, Ansar al-Islam, Ansar al-Sunna, Groupe Islamique Combattant Marocain, Harakat-ul-Jihad-ul-Islami, Harakat-ul-Jihad-ul-Islami (Bangladesh), Harakat-ul-Mujahideen/Alami, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin, Islamic Jihad Union, Jamaat ul-Furquan Jundallah, Khuddam ul-Islam Lashkar-e Jhangvi, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Sipah-e Sahaba Pakistan.