PESHAWAR. Fresh clashes between rival militant groups left seven dead on Sunday in the Shawal Tehsil of North Waziristan Agency.
Two people were also injured in the militant infighting.
Officials and tribals confirmed in earlier reports that the clashes erupted between Sheryar Mehsud and Khan Said alias Sajna. Over the last two months, the infighting within Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) factions has left over 100 dead and many injured.
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The Sajna and Sheryar groups of the TTP have been at odds since the death of Hakimullah and Waliur Rehman Mehsud in US drone strikes.
The rival factions have accused each other of grabbing power in order to control South Waziristan’s Mehsud tribal area.
Sajna had been considered the right hand man of Waliur Rehman, whereas Sheryar was a confidant of Hakimullah Mehsud.
Their slain leaders had also been at loggerheads after the death of TTP founder Baitullah Mehsud.
