A Pakistani soldier guards suspected militants in Pakistan's troubled Swat valley, Thursday Dec. 4, 2008. Taliban militants are beheading and burning their way through the Swat Valley and now control most of the picturesque northwest region once dubbed 'the Switzerland of Pakistan,' residents and officials say. (AP Photo/Sherin Zada)From Yahoo News/AP:
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Taliban militants are beheading and burning their way through Pakistan's picturesque Swat Valley, and residents say the insurgents now control most of the mountainous region far from the lawless tribal areas where jihadists thrive.
The deteriorating situation in the former tourist haven comes despite an army offensive that began in 2007 and an attempted peace deal. It is especially worrisome to Pakistani officials because the valley lies outside the areas where al-Qaida and Taliban militants have traditionally operated and where the military is staging a separate offensive.
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