3 NPA rebels killed in CamSur clashes

From Malaya (Mar 23): 3 NPA rebels killed in CamSur clashes

THREE New People’s rebels were killed and a large cache of firearms and explosives were recovered in clashes with government forces in Camarines Sur on Monday, the military reported yesterday.

The first encounter, which occurred in Barangay San Rafael Norte in Lupi town at 5:55 p.m., claimed the lives of two rebels, according to Maj. Virgilio Perez, public affairs officer of the Army’s 10th Infantry Division.

Troops from the 9th ID’s Division Reconnaissance Company were on combat operation in the barangay when they encountered about 30 rebels, triggering a 45-minute firefight.

During clearing operations, the troops recovered the bodies of the two still unidentified rebels, an M60 machine gun, an M14 rifle, a KG9 rifle, 28 improvised explosive devices, ammunition, and rebel documents.

In Caramoan town, troops from the Army’s 83rd Infantry Battalion clashed with an undetermined number of NPA rebels while on security operation in Barangay Antolon at around 12:15 p.m.

The 15-minute firefight resulted in the death of another rebel, who remained unidentified, and recovery of two M16 rifles, an M203 grenade launcher, six improvised bombs, and bandoleer.
No soldier was reported killed or injured in the two incidents.

Meanwhile, troops from the Army’s 203rd Brigade recovered an abandoned M60 machine gun during a pursuit operation against NPA rebels in Barangay Morente in Bongabong, Oriental Mindoro Monday. 

The military said the troops were pursuing a group of rebels responsible for the killing of a soldier and four militiamen in a firefight in Bongabong last March 15. The clash also left two soldiers and two militiamen wounded.

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