Two suspected communist rebels were killed after an armed encounter with elements of the 1st Special Forces Battalion who overran their encampment early Friday morning.
The New People's Army camp was situated in Sitio Alawon, Barangay Sil-ipon, Libona, Bukidnon, according to Col. Jesse Alvarez, commander of the 403rd Infantry Brigade.
Alvarez said the firefight lasted for 15 minutes before the rebels, believed to number more than 40, managed to slip away at around 2:29 a.m.
He said the rebels belonged to Guerrilla Front-4B under the North Central Mindanao Regional Committee operating in the hinter barangays of Lantapan, Pangantucan, Baungon, Libona and Manolo Fortich all within the Kitanglad Mountain Range in Bukidnon.
"After the firefight, the rebels escaped carrying their wounded comrades. Our troops recovered two dead rebels. Their camp can accommodate more or less 40 individuals. Also recovered were personal belongings, war materiel and subversive documents with high intelligence value," Alvarez said.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/110253/army-troops-overrun-npa-camp-two-suspected-rebels-killed-in-bukidnon
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