CPP/Ang Bayan: 4 soldiers killed in Albay

From the English language edition of the CPP propaganda publication Ang Bayan (Jul 7): 4 soldiers killed in Albay

Four elements of the Philippine Army 9th Infantry Division were killed by Red fighters of the New People’s Army (NPA) in separate ambuscades launched in Daraga town and Ligao City. The NPA seized two cal .45 pistols from these gunbattles.

Two soldiers from the 9th Recon Coy were killed after being waylaid by an NPA team in Barangay Busac, Ligao City as they were on the way to their camp in Barangay Oma-oma in the same city at 4 p.m. of June 28. The Red fighters seized a cal .45 pistol.

Earlier, another NPA team ambushed elements of the 9th ID Civil Military Operation (CMO) in Sitio Banasian, Barangay San Ramon, Daraga on June 16, killing a sergeant and a soldier and seizing another cal .45 pistol.

Meanwhile, in Sorsogon, the 31st IB suffered at least three casualties in a CDX operation by Red guerrillas under th Celso Minguez Command in Barangay Fabrica, Barcelone on June 21.

[Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the Philippines and is issued by the CPP Central Committee. It provides news about the work of the Party as well as its analysis of and views on current issues. Ang Bayan comes out fortnightly and is published in Pilipino, Bisaya, Ilokano, Waray, Hiligaynon and English.]

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