Pakistan

The Army has withdrawn from key checkpoints in North Waziristan as negotiations for a new peace deal are underway. The military claimed over 50 Taliban were killed during an attack earlier this week on the Ladha Fort in North Waziristan. The military captured 41 Taliban fighters in Swat. Taliban fighters launched rockets at a base in Tank.

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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