Pakistan

The military said 22 Taliban fighters and six commanders were killed in Swat, and five fighters and two commanders were captured as the towns of Peochar and Bahrain were cleared. Five Taliban fighters were killed in Dir. Rewards for Mullah Fazlullah and 20 other commanders have been drastically increased. One policeman was killed and 15 Taliban fighters were detained in Hangu. More than 3.4 million internally displaced persons have fled the Malakand Division and Bajaur.

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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