Pakistan

The Haqqani Network attacked Pakistani bases in North Waziristan one day after the US struck the Manba Ulom madrassa. Al Qaeda’s leader in Pakistan is said to have been killed in the strike. Prime Minister Gilani said the US is targeting innocent people in Waziristan. The military said it killed seven Taliban fighters in Bajaur. The Taliban killed five civilians in Swat.

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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