Pakistan raises Swat militia to fight Taliban

Pakistan on Thursday showed off teenagers and hundreds of armed men from a private army who vowed Thursday to kick out the Taliban from the Swat valley, officials and witnesses said. Full Story »

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Subjects: World
Topics: Pakistan, Taliban
Member Tags: swat valley, maulana fazlullah
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Posted by: Posted by Emma Asomba - Aug 6, 2009 - 9:48 AM PDT
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Edited by: Emma Asomba - Aug 6, 2009 - 9:48 AM PDT

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3.3
by Fabrice Florin - Aug. 6, 2009

Short breaking news piece on a tribal militia of 300 Pashtuns who are taking up arms to kick the Taliban out of the Swat valley. The report presents factual information, quoting leaders from the militia, the Pakistani government, as well as some of the private army's young volunteers. But there is no effort to check whether their first victims are indeed Taliban, or what methods are used to determine who and when to kill.

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3.5
by Fred Gatlin - Aug. 6, 2009

This article is shorter than I would like, but it still looks interesting. If this story is correct and factual the outcome may change.

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2.9
by Randy Morrow - Aug. 6, 2009
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