PAKISTAN GOES FULL TRHOTTLE AGAINST TALIBAN

Pakistan's army declared a "full-scale" offensive against Taliban insurgents holed up in the Swat valley today as warplanes pounded militant bunkers and caused thousands more residents to flee.The fighting was concentrated in the main town, Mingora, where an estimated 4,000 Taliban fighters are heavily dug in. Artillery and helicopter gunships battered militant-held buildings, while the Taliban planted mines across the city in expectation of a major ground offensive... continue

SOURCE: The Guardian and YouTube/Al-Jazeera