Pakistan

Pakistani security forces detained 52 “militants” during two days of operations in Khyber. The Taliban burned a college and attacked a police post in Swat. Two Pakistanis were killed in a missile attack in Bajaur. Baitulah Mehsud called for the resumption of peace talks. Mullah Nazir has teamed up with a North Waziristan Taliban leader to oppose Baitullah.

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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