Pakistan

The Taliban killed 13, including 6 family members of an anti-Taliban cleric, after launching an attack on his home in Tank. The Interior Ministry said 3 ministers are on South Waziristan Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud’s hit list. The Lal Masjid clerics warned yet again of a suicide campaign if the mosque is raided. Interior Minister Sherpao said the MMA led NWFP government has failed to oppose the rise of the Taliban.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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