Unlike FBI SWAT teams that train several days a month, the hostage team preps full time.
"The Raid" from Indonesia combines SWAT-team-versus-gangster slaughter with a discipline of martial arts called silat.
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Most of this is a well-worn narrative of the battle for Swat until Gen.
Other SWAT members set off a stun blast to distract Brown and stormed the house.
This comes as the Pakistani military beefed up its operations this week in the Swat Valley.
And imagine trying to swat one of those monster prehistoric insects like a vulture-sized dragonfly.
Such safe havens could prove useful to them if political pressure mounts against them in Swat.
Then last Tuesday, she was attacked as she returned home from school in Mingora, north-western Swat.
The Taliban were ousted from Swat in 2009, but Malala continued to receive death threats.
The even better news is that Pakistanis say the army won't stop at Swat.
Jose Guerena was killed by a Pima County SWAT team back in May.
Once the SWAT team came in, they were still trying to clear the theater.
And the army shows little sign of wanting to resume the fighting in Swat.
This week 100 Taliban marched from Swat into neighbouring Buner and killed a tribesman.
The government has made no effort to use the ceasefire to extend its writ in Swat.
On the evidence of two previous offensives in Swat, this may achieve nothing good.
The HRCP says there is evidence of at least two mass graves in Swat.
Under the agreement, sharia law was to be adopted in Malakand district, to which Swat belongs.
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Today, my wish is much simpler - if only we could have the old Swat back.
Malala was shot in the Swat Valley as she travelled home from school with two friends.
Malala is in a critical condition two days after being attacked in the north-western Swat Valley.
Local government officials issued an evacuation order for the Swat area Tuesday, ahead of the military operation.
Khattak has helped negotiate two peace agreements with militants, including one in the tourist area of Swat.
It rivalled Argentinosaurus for size and had a powerful tail, which it used to swat away predators.
When the Taliban established their writ in Swat valley, women were asked to remain in their homes.
On the other side of town, it is the women of Swat who are coming to learn.
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For all that, the government was right to take military action to drive the Taliban from Swat.
Malala, known as a campaigner for girls' education, was shot in the Swat Valley on 9 October.
We are going to swat away those rich kids, born with a silver spoon in their mouths.
The Pakistan army is trying to push the Taliban away from regions within the troubled Swat Valley.
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