diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/ec2.rb b/lib/fog/aws/ec2.rb
index 5573d279b..49887c0b1 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/ec2.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/ec2.rb
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ require "#{parsers_directory}/describe_key_pairs"
 require "#{parsers_directory}/describe_security_groups"
 require "#{parsers_directory}/describe_snapshots"
 require "#{parsers_directory}/describe_volumes"
+require "#{parsers_directory}/run_instances"
+require "#{parsers_directory}/terminate_instances"
 
 requests_directory = "#{current_directory}/requests/ec2"
 require "#{requests_directory}/allocate_address"
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@ require "#{requests_directory}/describe_snapshots"
 require "#{requests_directory}/describe_volumes"
 require "#{requests_directory}/release_address"
 require "#{requests_directory}/run_instances"
+require "#{requests_directory}/terminate_instances"
+
 
 module Fog
   module AWS
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/parsers/ec2/describe_security_groups.rb b/lib/fog/aws/parsers/ec2/describe_security_groups.rb
index f3a288532..960e8c600 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/parsers/ec2/describe_security_groups.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/parsers/ec2/describe_security_groups.rb
@@ -15,14 +15,12 @@ module Fog
           end
 
           def start_element(name, attrs = [])
-            if name == 'ipPermissions'
-              @in_ip_permissions = true
-            end
-            if name == 'groups'
-              @in_groups = true
-            end
-            if name == 'ip_ranges'
+            if name == 'ipRanges'
               @in_ip_ranges = true
+            elsif name == 'ipPermissions'
+              @in_ip_permissions = true
+            elsif name == 'groups'
+              @in_groups = true
             end
             @value = ''
           end
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/parsers/ec2/run_instances.rb b/lib/fog/aws/parsers/ec2/run_instances.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b3f350ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/parsers/ec2/run_instances.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+module Fog
+  module Parsers
+    module AWS
+      module EC2
+
+        class RunInstances < Fog::Parsers::Base
+
+          def reset
+            @instance = { :monitoring => {}, :placement => {}, :product_codes => [] }
+            @response = { :group_set => [], :instance_set => [] }
+          end
+
+          def start_element(name, attrs = [])
+            if name == 'groupSet'
+              @in_group_set = true
+            elsif name == 'productCodes'
+              @in_product_codes = true
+            end
+            @value = ''
+          end
+
+          def end_element(name)
+            case name
+            when 'amiLaunchIndex'
+              @instance[:ami_launch_index] = @value
+            when 'availabilityZone'
+              @instance[:placement][:availability_zone] = @value
+            when 'dnsName'
+              @instance[:dns_name] = @value
+            when 'enabled'
+              if @value == 'true'
+                @instance[:monitoring][:enabled] = true
+              else
+                @instance[:monitoring][:enabled] = false
+              end
+            when 'groupId'
+              @response[:group_set] << @value
+            when 'groupSet'
+              @in_group_set = false
+            when 'keyName'
+              @instance[:key_name] = @value
+            when 'imageId'
+              @instance[:image_id] = @value
+            when 'instanceId'
+              @instance[:instance_id] = @value
+            when 'instanceState'
+              @instance[:instance_state] = @value
+            when 'instanceType'
+              @instance[:instance_type] = @value
+            when 'item'
+              unless @in_group_set || @in_product_codes
+                @response[:instance_set] << @instance
+                @instance = { :monitoring => {}, :placement => {}, :product_codes => [] }
+              end
+            when 'kernelId'
+              @instance[:kernel_id] = @value
+            when 'launchTime'
+              @instance[:launch_time] = Time.parse(@value)
+            when 'ownerId'
+              @response[:owner_id] = @value
+            when 'platform'
+              @instance[:platform] = @value
+            when 'privateDnsName'
+              @instance[:private_dns_name] = @value
+            when 'product_code'
+              @instance[:product_codes] << @value
+            when 'productCodes'
+              @in_product_codes = false
+            when 'ramdiskId'
+              @instance[:ramdisk_id] = @value
+            when 'reason'
+              @instance[:reason] = @value
+            when 'requestId'
+              @response[:request_id] = @value
+            when 'requestorId'
+              @instance[:requestor_id] = @value
+            when 'reservationId'
+              @response[:reservation_id] = @value
+            end
+          end
+
+        end
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/parsers/ec2/terminate_instances.rb b/lib/fog/aws/parsers/ec2/terminate_instances.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0cf17df4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/parsers/ec2/terminate_instances.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+module Fog
+  module Parsers
+    module AWS
+      module EC2
+
+        class TerminateInstances < Fog::Parsers::Base
+
+          def reset
+            @instance = { :previous_state => {}, :shutdown_state => {} }
+            @response = { :instance_set => [] }
+          end
+
+          def start_element(name, attrs = [])
+            if name == 'previousState'
+              @in_previous_state = true
+            elsif name == 'shutdownState'
+              @in_shutdown_state = true
+            end
+            @value = ''
+          end
+
+          def end_element(name)
+            case name
+            when 'item'
+              @response[:instance_set] << @instance
+              @instance = { :previous_state => {}, :shutdown_state => {} }
+            when 'code'
+              if @in_previous_state
+                @instance[:previous_state][:code] = @value
+              elsif @in_shutdown_state
+                @instance[:shutdown_state][:code] = @value
+              end
+            when 'name'
+              if @in_previous_state
+                @instance[:previous_state][:name] = @value
+              elsif @in_shutdown_state
+                @instance[:shutdown_state][:name] = @value
+              end
+            when 'previousState'
+              @in_previous_state = false
+            when 'requestId'
+              @response[:request_id] = @value
+            when 'shutdownState'
+              @in_shutdown_state = false
+            end
+          end
+
+        end
+
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/requests/ec2/run_instances.rb b/lib/fog/aws/requests/ec2/run_instances.rb
index ce9e47b8e..d64f2495f 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/requests/ec2/run_instances.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/requests/ec2/run_instances.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ module Fog
       #   * :virtual_name<~String> - ?
       #
       # ==== Returns
+      # FIXME: docs
       def run_instances(image_id, min_count, max_count, options = {})
         request({
           'Action' => 'RunInstances',
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ module Fog
           'RamdiskId' => options[:ramdisk_id],
           'Version' => options[:version],
           'VirtualName' => options[:virtual_name]
-        }, Fog::Parsers::AWS::EC2::Basic.new)
+        }, Fog::Parsers::AWS::EC2::RunInstances.new)
       end
 
     end
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/requests/ec2/terminate_instances.rb b/lib/fog/aws/requests/ec2/terminate_instances.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18264ca81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/requests/ec2/terminate_instances.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+module Fog
+  module AWS
+    class EC2
+
+      # Launch specified instances
+      #
+      # ==== Parameters
+      # * instance_id<~Array> - Ids of instances to terminates
+      #
+      # ==== Returns
+      # FIXME: docs
+      def terminate_instances(instance_id = [])
+        params = indexed_params('InstanceId', instance_id)
+        request({
+          'Action' => 'TerminateInstances'
+        }.merge!(params), Fog::Parsers::AWS::EC2::TerminateInstances.new)
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/aws/ec2/run_instances_spec.rb b/spec/aws/ec2/run_instances_spec.rb
index d6254929d..c5b9ed487 100644
--- a/spec/aws/ec2/run_instances_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/aws/ec2/run_instances_spec.rb
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@ require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper'
 
 describe 'EC2.run_instances' do
 
+  after(:all) do
+    p ec2.terminate_instances([@instance_id])
+  end
+
   it "should return proper attributes" do
-    pending
     actual = ec2.run_instances('ami-5ee70037', 1, 1)
+    @instance_id = actual.body[:instance_set].first[:instance_id]
     p actual
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/aws/ec2/terminate_instances_spec.rb b/spec/aws/ec2/terminate_instances_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f47457f8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/aws/ec2/terminate_instances_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper'
+
+describe 'EC2.terminate_instances' do
+
+  before(:all) do
+    @instance_id = ec2.run_instances('ami-5ee70037', 1, 1).body[:instance_set].first[:instance_id]
+  end
+
+  it "should return proper attributes" do
+    actual = ec2.terminate_instances([@instance_id])
+    p actual
+  end
+
+end