The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) suffered 14 casualties in four successive military actions successfully launched by the New People’s Army (NPA) in Agusan against the 26th and 29th IB of the Philippine Army on August 5, 9 and 10.
This, the NPA accomplished amid intensified AFP operations in San Luis and Talacogon towns in Agusan del Sur and in Buenavista, Agusan del Norte. Four military elements were killed and ten wounded while the Red fighters under the NPA West Agusan Norte-Agusan Sur Subregional Command suffered zero casualties.
Red fighters twice harassed 26th IB troops and clashed with elements of the paramilitary Special CAFGU Active Auxiliary (SCAA) in Agusan del Sur. A soldier under the 26th IB was killed and four others wounded in an NPA harassment operation against the patrolling troops in Km. 18, Barangay Don Alejandrino, San Luis on August 10.
On the other hand, two elements from the same battalion were killed and two others wounded when the 26th IB sent soldiers to reinforce 15 SCAA elements who had clashed with the NPA at 6:20 a.m. on August 5 in Purok 7, Barangay Zellovia, Talacogon. The NPA unit waiting in ambush used command-detonated explosives (CDX) on the soldiers. An SCAA element was killed and another paramilitary wounded in the earlier gunbattle. The scene of the fighting was only a kilometer away from the 26th IB detachment.
The 26th IB is the protector of Provident Tree Farm Inc. and the paramilitary SCAA serves as the company’s guards. PFTI is involved in seizing peasants’ lands, is environmentally destructive and exploits its workers.
Meanwhile, a soldier from the 29th IB was killed and two others wounded when Red fighters harassed patrolling military troops in Sitio Afga, Barangay Olave, Buenavista at noon of August 9.
[Ang Bayan is the official news organ of the Communist Party of the
http://www.philippinerevolution.net/publications/ang_bayan/20140821/afp-suffers-14-casualties-in-agusan
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