The intimidation takes many forms. Two days after the suicide attack, the heads of two members of the Frontier Constabulary were paraded through the dusty streets of Matta, a village over 30 kilometers, or about 20 miles, north of Saidu Sharif, the capital of Swat.
Grim messages accompanied the heads, calling the soldiers allies of the United States and threatening beheading for anyone else siding with the Americans, according to residents here who received news from relatives in the area.
Since the clashes began, schools have been closed, a vital polio vaccination campaign for children has been abandoned and police posts have been left empty, residents said.
Lawlessness rules, by their accounts.
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