PAKISTAN: Swat Valley

In November, 2007, the Pakistan military staged one of its largest operations since its six-year involvement in the war on terror to drive the Pakistan Taliban out of the Swat Valley.

The army has spent over a year battling Islamic militants in the valley, reclaiming then losing large swaths of land, failing repeatedly to drive the militants from its mountainous landscape.

Once a major tourist destination, the Swat valley was overrun in 2007 with Islamic militants...
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In November, 2007, the Pakistan military staged one of its largest operations since its six-year involvement in the war on terror to drive the Pakistan Taliban out of the Swat Valley.

The army has spent over a year battling Islamic militants in the valley, reclaiming then losing large swaths of land, failing repeatedly to drive the militants from its mountainous landscape.

Once a major tourist destination, the Swat valley was overrun in 2007 with Islamic militants intent on imposing hard-line Islamic rule - a task they recently achieved under a recent agreement with the President Zadari, leading to an international outcry questioning the democratically elected government's commitment to fighting Islamic militancy and terrorism.
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