Sunday, October 18, 2015

2 troopers killed, 1 hurt in clash with rebels in Compostela Valley

From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 18): 2 troopers killed, 1 hurt in clash with rebels in Compostela Valley

Two soldiers from the 25th Infantry Battalion were killed while another one was seriously wounded during an encounter with about 60 heavily-armed New People's Army (NPA) bandits in Sitio Kalinugan, Barangay Casoon, Monkayo, Compostela Valley province on Saturday afternoon.

Capt. Rhyan Batchar, 10th Infantry Division public affairs office chief, said the encounter stemmed from their efforts to recover two soldiers abducted by the NPAs last Sept. 30.

The rebels encountered by the troops were the combined elements of Section Committee 3 and Pulang Bagani Command 4 of the Southern Mindanao Regional Committee led by Zaldy CaƱete, alias "Jinggoy," Batchar said.

Killed-in-action were Cpl. Byron Moreno and Pfc. Thon Katog, whose bodies were already claimed by their families.

The wounded trooper, identified only as Pfc. Castillanes, is now undergoing treatment at the Davao Regional Hospital in Tagum City.

After the 25-minute firefight, the soldiers recovered an improvised explosive device, electrical wires and several personal belongings of the NPAs who scampered to different directions.

Soldiers from the 1001st Infantry Brigade are pursuing the fleeing rebels.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=816575

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