Pakistan

The Red Mosque has been closed indefinitely. Baituallah Mehsud’s Taliban forces have taken positions to block the Wana-Dera Ismail Khan highway in North Waziristan. The military established three check points in Miramshah while attacks and looting are ongoing. Six terrorists were arrested for involvement with suicide attacks in the NWFP.

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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