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At least 70 dead in militant battle in NW Pakistan
By: yahoo.comPosted On: 08/12/2009 2:34 P
Fierce clashes between Taliban fighters and those loyal to a pro-government warlord killed at least 70 people Wednesday, intelligence officials said, a week after a CIA drone reportedly killed the top Taliban leader in Pakistan.
The clashes pitched Taliban militants against followers of tribal warlord Turkistan Bitani on the fringes of the South Waziristan border region, where U.S. and Pakistani officials believe Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud died in a missile strike last Wednesday.
Pakistan's army sent helicopter gunships as reinforcements to pound about 300 Taliban fighters attacking Bitani's mountain stronghold, two intelligence officials said on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press.
The fighting raged for five hours, with militants using rockets, mortars and anti-aircraft guns against Bitani's village of Sura Ghar, the officials said, adding that wireless intercepts from the area showed at least 70 people
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