SHAFQAT ALI ISLAMABAD, July 4: At least 19 people died and several others were injured in clashes between tribesmen and Taliban militants in Pakistan’s lawless Mohmand Agency on Saturday, officials said. "Twelve tribesmen and seven militants were killed in the fighting," a security official said. "The fighting between tribesmen and Taliban began on Saturday morning," the official added. The Saturday’s clash was the first major fighting in months between tribesmen and militants in the Mohmand tribal region. Tribal elders have begun to clear the area of militants after receiving a warning from the military that it would be forced to send in troops if the tribesmen failed to either kill or evict the insurgents. Meanwhile, at least 41 security officials died in the Friday afternoon’s helicopter crash as helicopter gunships pounded suspected militant hideouts in the northwest, officials said on Saturday. The military transport helicopter crashed in Chapri Ferozkhel area on the border of Khyber and Orakzai tribal regions on the Friday afternoon. Indepe-ndent sources said the helicopter was gunned down but the military denies it. Provided by