Pakistani soldiers were photographed during a government-led tour of the Swat Valley in northwest Pakistan on Friday. Pedro Ugarte/European Pressphoto AgencyPakistan: Troops Battle Taliban In Main Swat Town -- Yahoo News/AP
ISLAMABAD – Pakistani security forces have entered the main town in a northwestern valley where Taliban fighters are holed up, engaging the militants in fierce street fights, the army's top spokesman said Saturday.
Capturing the town of Mingora is critical to Pakistani efforts to regain the Swat Valley and prevent it from being a safe haven for insurgents increasingly threatening the Muslim nation's stability. It could prove a major test for a military more geared toward conventional warfare on plains than bloody urban battles.
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