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Article: Pakistani Taliban rule Swat valley.
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- Aljazeera.net
- Article date:
- February 2, 2009
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2/2/2009 6:56:36 PM
Police officers and residents in Pakistan's northwestern Swat valley are living in fear of fighters loyal to Maulana Fazlullah, a local leader waging an armed campaign against the government, Al Jazeera has found.
Security forces and other state employees have borne the brunt of many attacks, with some being beheaded.
The Pakistani military claimed on Monday that they had killed 70 fighters loyal to the Taliban in Swat, in what is now an almost daily declaration of progress.
But residents of the region say it is almost entirely under the control of pro-Taliban anti-government fighters.
The Pakistan ...