From the English language edition of Ang Bayan posted to the CPP Website (Mar 7): 18 harassment operations launched in NEMR
Units of the New People’s Army (NPA) disrupted the operations of newly arrived troops of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Northeastern Mindanao Region (NEMR) by launching 18 harassment operations beginning in the last week of January.
From January 29 to March 3, the reactionary troops of the 29th, 13th and 30th IBs, the 41st Division Reconnaissance Coy (DRC), 9th SF of the 3rd Special Forces Battalion, 2nd Scout Rangers Battalion (SRB) and the paramilitary Bagani Force suffered 16 dead and 11 wounded.
Of note were harassment operations by Red fighters in Cayle, Tago City, Surigao del Sur on January 29 which killed six elements of the 36th IB. In another NPA attack on the 41st DRC in Maraiging, Jabonga, Surigao del Norte on March 2, two soldiers were killed.
The NPA stepped up its harassment operations from January 27 to March 3 after the 2nd SRB which had been sent to Maguindanao in November was sent back to NEMR.
This was followed by the deployment of the 2nd Special Forces and the 41st DRC which had come from the Southern Luzon Command (Solcom). These battalions were assigned to the region to reinforce the security personnel of big mining companies operating mainly in Surigao del Norte.
http://www.philippinerevolution.net/publications/ang_bayan/20140307/18-harassment-operations-launched-in-nemr
Ang Bayan is the official propaganda news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippines and is issued by the CPP Central Committee. It provides propaganda/news about the work of the Party and provides its analysis of and standpoint on current issues. Ang Bayan comes out fortnightly and is published in Pilipino, Bisaya, Ilokano, Waray, Hiligaynon and English
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