CHETRY: Welcome back to the Most News in the Morning. We're tracking breaking news out of Pakistan this morning. Military leaders say they've retaken several strategic crossings from Taliban militants. It's all part of a bloody street-to-street battle in the Swat Valley region's biggest city. The Army says the militants are, quote, "staring defeat in the face." Nearly 2.4 million people have been forced from their homes as well due to the fighting. That's according to the United Nations. Right now, we tap into the global resources of CNN, and bring in Dan Rivers. He's live in Islamabad for us. Is the fighting underway this morning as well, Dan?</s>DAN RIVERS, CNN BANGKOK CORRESPONDENT: It is, I'm afraid. This battle for the strategically important town of Mingora is continuing. We understand, the Pakistan army has taken several key points in that city, but it is not fully secure yet. And there is stiff resistance by the sounds of things from the Taliban fighters there. The army is telling us, that about 10 percent to 15 percent of the Taliban, they estimate are foreign fighters. Committed hard-core Jihadists basically who have been trying to establish Sharia law in this area of northern Pakistan. The other key development is the number of refugees that are slowing out of this area. It's increased massively over the weekend. It's now at 2.38 million people estimated. That number going up all the time, day by day. This is the biggest movement of people in the history of Pakistan since its creation in 1947. And it's putting a huge strain on the government here. They're doing their best to cope with the massive exodus of people from this area.</s>CHETRY: What a terrible humanitarian crisis as well as the threat right now from those militants. Dan Rivers for us, following all the latest from Islamabad this morning. Thanks so much.
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