Pakistan

The Army killed 21 Taliban fighters and captured two key towns in South Waziristan. The military has also entered Sararogha. Seven Taliban fighters were killed in Bajaur and 40 suspected extremists were detained in Rawalpindi. The UN has suspended aid work in Pakistan’s northwest.

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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