Pakistan

The government said it is ready for talks with the Taliban in Swat. Pakistani forces killed 12 Taliban fighters in Bajaur. The Taliban beheaded two “spies” in North Waziristan. Police detained four suspects in the Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing.

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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