From the Mindanao Examiner (Nov 28): Army officer to face court martial over lapses in anti-NPA
operation
A Philippine Army officer is facing court martial for allegedly ordering troops
fighting communist rebels in the southern province of Zamboanga del Norte to
back off, a military insider said. The source, who asked not to publish
the name and rank of the officer, is being investigated in connection with
lapses in military offensive against the New People’s Army rebels in the
province. It was not immediately known why the officer ordered the troops
to pull out from an area where the soldiers were fighting the rebels.
Security officials were mum about the leak and would not give any
statement on the allegation against the officer. But another source said the
officer had once escaped from rebels who intercepted them on a remote village in
the province. The NPA is fighting for a separate state in the country.
http://mindanaoexaminer.com/news.php?news_id=20121128075020
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