In Pakistan’s tribal district of Khyber Agency, two militant organizations – Lashkar-e-Islam and Ansarul Islam – are fighting against each other, according to a report in the Urdu-language newspaper Roznama Express.

There are concerns that the fighting will take a bloody turn as the dominant group, Lashkar-e-Islam headed by bus conductor-turned-militant commander Mangal Bagh, has begun gathering his armed volunteer force.

According to the report, the Ansarul Islam claimed to have killed three fighters of the rival organization on Sunday.

Source: Roznama Express, Pakistan, February 9, 2009