By Kathy Kelly and Josh Brollier, ZNet, May 16, 2010
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In May of 2009, under tremendous pressure from the United States, the Pakistani military began a large-scale military operation in the Swat District of Pakistan to confront militants in the region. The UNHCR said the operation led to one of the largest and fastest displacements it had ever seen. Within ten days, more than two million people fled their homes.
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Pressured from all sides in Pakistan’s Swat Valley
By Kathy Kelly and Josh Brollier, ZNet, May 16, 2010
Kathy Kelly’s ZSpace Page
In May of 2009, under tremendous pressure from the United States, the Pakistani military began a large-scale military operation in the Swat District of Pakistan to confront militants in the region. The UNHCR said the operation led to one of the largest and fastest displacements it had ever seen. Within ten days, more than two million people fled their homes.
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Tags: militants, Pakistan Human Rights Commission on military operations in Swat, Pakistani government under US pressure, Pakistani military attack on Swat, two million people fled
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