DERA ISMAIL KHAN : Two intelligence officials and a militant commander say that clashes between rival militant groups, in Jandola, have killed about 70 fighters.
The officials say that the clashes broke out on Wednesday, in Jandola, between fighters loyal to the Taliban leader, Baitullah Mehsud, and those of Turkistan Betani, a militant commander allied with the government.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity, because they were not authorized to speak to the press.
Betani told the AP that a total of about 60 to 70 fighters had died, and that the clashes had broken out when his group was attacked by Mehsud's group.
There was no way to independently confirm the death toll, as the fighting took place in a remote area that is off-limits to journalists.
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