Original sentence: Following a peace deal, the district of Swat came almost completely under Taliban control by the end of February, soon after that the militants expanded their territory into other districts and by mid-April they took Buner, Lower Dir and Shangla
Edited sentence: Following a peace deal, the Taliban sympathizers resorted to old tactics and spread their influence further into Swat.Soon after that the militants expanded their territory into other districts and by mid-April they took Buner, Lower Dir and Shangla