A US strike in North Waziristan killed five Taliban fighters. Taliban commander Qari Zia Rahman spoke to the media to dispel reports of his death and also said Hakeemullah Mehsud is alive. Security forces detained 29 tribal elders in Bajaur for failing to keep out the Taliban.
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