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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
'No near-future end to drone attacks in Pakistan™
The military claimed it killed 69 Taliban fighters during operations in Swat and Buner. Seventeen civilians were wounded in a grenade attack at a mosque in Dera Ismail Khan. Three suspected suicide bombers were detained in Lahore. The US will provide Pakistan with five attack helicopters for counter insurgency uses.
Taliban and Pakistani military battle in Swat
The Pakistani military claimed 37 Taliban were killed during fighting in Swat and 27 more were killed in neighboring Buner. The government has not nullified the Malakand Accord.Taliban link up with other Pakistani militants
Pakistan: Up to 500,000 may flee Taliban-held Swat
Twenty-one people, mostly civilians, were killed as the Taliban attack continues throughout Swat. The military said 15 Taliban fighters and 2 troops were killed after the Taliban attacked an outpost in Mohmand; six troops are missing. The house arrests of Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Hafiz Saeed and Colonel Nazir have been extended by two months; Amir Hamza and Mufti Abdul Rehman have been freed.
Major fighting in Afghanistan's east and west
More than 50 Taliban have been reported killed during clashes in Farah and Kunar province. In Kunar, the remains of a US soldier who went missing after the Taliban assaulted an outpost have been found.Troops, militants locked in intense fighting in Swat
Pakistan: Militants™ bid for power
