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2 die in clashes between militants
 Two commanders of the Umer Khalid group and the Shah Sahib group, the rival militant groups fighting in Mohmand Agency, died on Thursday, raising the death toll in the ongoing fighting to three. Sources said that the clashes started between the two militant groups on Tuesday in the Khwazai area. Commander Nisar, who was from the Commander Umer Khalid group and Mansoor, who was from the Shah Sahib group, were seriously injured in the clashes on Tuesday. According to latest reports due to the mediations of a jirga formed by the political administration, the militant groups had ceased fire. Both sides had released hostages and withdrawn from their positions. The next meeting of the jirga would be held after three days.Posted by: Fred 2008-07-18 |
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