Pakistan

Six Taliban were killed in Swat as fighting continues in Mingora. The military said it took control of Malam Jabba. The Taliban are seeking recruits, weapons, and money to continue the fight in Swat. The Taliban killed three Shia in Dera Ismail Khan, three policemen in Kohat, and three more policemen in Haripur; and bombed a police outpost and CD shops in Peshawar and a school in Hangu.

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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