From the Sun Star-Zamboanga (Jun 11): Troops hunt down communist rebels
THE government forces have launched pursuit operation against the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels blamed for sabotaging the power lines in one of the villages in Lapuyan town, Zamboanga del Sur, an official reported Tuesday.
Chief Inspector Ariel Huesca, regional police spokesman, said they are now after the NPA rebels who figured in a firefight with the government troops around 12:50 p.m. Monday in the village of Maralag, Lapuyan.
The firefight broke out after the NPA rebels fire on the troops who were conducting security patrol in the village of Maralag.
Huesca said NPA rebels fled after they were outfought by the troops from the Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion.
No one was reported killed or wounded in the encounter.
The government forces have intensified the conduct of security patrol operations following reports about the frequent presence of NPAs in the hinterlands of Zamboanga del Sur province.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/local-news/2013/06/11/troops-hunt-down-communist-rebels-286922
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