Pakistan

President Musharraf said the state of emergency will remain indefinitely. Fighting in Swat resulted in 28 Taliban, 14 civilians, and upwards of 40 soldiers killed; 12 policemen were reported captured. Over 90 were killed in sectarian clashes in Parachinar in Kurram agency; three soldiers were killed.

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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