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Shaky Pakistan is seen as a target of plots by Al Qaeda
Pakistani Taliban under pressure from tribal rival
Next few weeks crucial, says top US general
Villagers trapped between Taliban and Pakistan's war machine
Al-Qaeda™s global base is Pakistan: Petraeus
Forces to go after Swat Taliban commanders
Inside the Taliban's besieged Swat fortress as battle rages
Pakistan again faces a test it has often failed before
The military claimed 55 Taliban fighters were killed in Swat, 25 were killed in Dir, 18 were killed after attacking a convoy in South Waziristan, and five more were killed in Peshawar. A US strike targeted Baitullah Mehsud's fighters in South Waziristan. President Zardari said the Swat offensive "will not be withdrawn."
Pakistan reinforcing Army in Taliban battle
US strike targets Baitullah Mehsud territory in South Waziristan
Today's strike is the eighth recorded attack against Baitullah's fighters since the campaign heated up last summer.
The military claimed 143 Taliban fighters and seven troops were killed in Swat and another 15 Taliban fighters were killed in Dir. More than one million people have fled the Malakand region. The deputy inspector general of police in Kohat has been kidnapped. The Taliban bombed a shrine in Peshawar.
Pakistani government signals fighting limited to Swat region
The military claimed more than 140 Taliban fighters and three commanders along with seven soldiers were killed during fighting in Swat.India: Diaspora cash fed domestic jihad
Jihadi groups in Pakistan release document justifying martyrdom attacks
Pakistan to soon get $ 400 million US emergency aid
The president said Pakistan will fight the Taliban until the "situation returns to normal"; the prime minister said they will fight until the Taliban is "eliminated." The Rangers have been deployed in Mianwali and Bhakkar. Fifty-five Taliban and nine soldiers were killed in Swat; 15 soldiers were captured in Dir. The Taliban killed five tribesmen in Hangu and bombed a school in Darra Adam Khel.
Pakistani Army to 'eliminate' the Taliban in Swat: Prime Minister Gilani
Nine Pakistani troops have been killed and 15 more are missing amid heavy fighting in Swat. In Dir, 15 troops have been captured and 12 are thought to have been killed. Sufi Mohammed's son has been killed in Dir.
Nine troops killed as clashes intensify in Swat, Buner
Pakistan defends handling of Swat unrest
