Clashes between Pakistani militants kill 20

Clashes between two Pakistani Taliban factions have left at least 20 dead, security officials and militant sources said Monday, in a sign of the intense rivalries within the umbrella grouping. The fighting took place in the tribal regions between supporters of Khan Said Sajna, a senior commander once tipped to lead the group, and those of former leader Hakimullah Mehsud who was killed in a US drone strike last November. A security official in Islamabad told that at least 15 militants were killed in a overnight clash between the groups along the border of the North and South Waziristan tribal agencies. Another security official and two militant sources in North Waziristan confirmed the clash, according to AFP.