Pakistan

The government has relaunched the military operation in Swat; the military claimed 48 Taliban and five soldiers were killed in today’s fighting after the Taliban attacked in outpost. Four Taliban leaders in Bajaur denied breaking from Baitullah Mehsud’s organization. The military retook a television station booster in Bajaur. Extremists run more than 100 radio stations in the Northwest Frontier Province.

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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