Tuesday, April 21, 2009

SWAT's taliban expand operations

The taliban have announced on numerous occasions that their goal is to implement shariah law over all of Pakistan and than export it to the rest of the world. So the "peace deal" Pakistan agreed to in the SWAT region which allows shariah law has only emboldened the taliban to continue the jihad. BBC

Taleban militants from Pakistan's troubled district of Swat have expanded operations into nearby regions after a peace deal with the government.

Dozens of militants have been streaming into bordering Buner district to take over mosques and government offices.

Buner is part of the Malakand region which has just seen the implementation of Islamic Sharia law.[...]

Meanwhile, the Taleban say they will continue to operate in the valley and will not lay down their arms until Sharia is fully implemented.

"We told [non-governmental organisations] to stay away from Malakand division", Muslim Khan, a spokesman for the Swat Taleban, said.

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