Pakistan

Security forces killed 12 Taliban fighters in Swat and five more in South Waziristan; seven fighters also surrendered in in Swat. The Taliban assassinated a tribal leader in Bajaur; three Taliban fighters were killed while attempting to assassinate a tribal leader in Peshawar. Police detained eight suspected terrorists in Peshawar.

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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