Pakistan

The military has advanced through half of Swat. The government is considering splitting South Waziristan into two agencies. The Foreign Office said US intervention into the tribal areas is not acceptable. President Musharraf said the armed forces have been instrumental in rolling back extremism.

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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