The military captured a major camp of the New People’s Army (NPA) that could accommodate as many as 400 fighters in Agusan del Norte Monday, according to the Army.
Field Army unit commanders said the NPA encampment was the regional headquarters of the CPP-NPA Northeastern Mindanao Regional Committee (NEMRC) that was located in a thickly forested area, some 45 kilometers from Jabonga town proper. It had 50 outposts, 200 bunkers, function hall, 20 makeshift kitchens, 20 toilets and a complete radio communication facilities.
(Photo courtesy of Agusan Del Norte official website)
The camp also had training facilities and had trenches and foxholes.It drew its power from a generator set.
The captured NPA camp was located at the mountain border of the municipalities of Jabonga, Santiago and Kitcharao – all in Agusan del Norte, within Mount Ilong-Ilong. Despite its remoteness, the camp had strong cellular phone signal from the major providers.
According to military commanders, the pursuit operations after a series of encounters last week led by the 29th IB troopers to the camp.
In seizing the camp, the soldiers killed two unidentified NPA rebels while an undetermined number of other insurgents were wounded and dragged away by retreating comrades.
The troops were supported by at least five helicopter-gunships from the 10th Tactical Operations Group of the Philippine Air Force.
Meanwhile, four regular fighters of the NPA surrendered to the Second Special Forces Battalion (2nd SFB) in Surigao del Sur on Wednesday, according to First Lt. Karl Jan D. Devaras, commander of the 41st Civil Military Operations (Magkahiusa) Company of the Fourth CMO Battallion.
The surrenderees, whose identities were temporarily withheld for security reasons, were regular members of guerilla-Front Committee 21 of the CPP-NPA Northeastern Mindanao Regional Committee (NMRC), he said.
http://www.mb.com.ph/afp-troops-capture-major-npa-camp/
Field Army unit commanders said the NPA encampment was the regional headquarters of the CPP-NPA Northeastern Mindanao Regional Committee (NEMRC) that was located in a thickly forested area, some 45 kilometers from Jabonga town proper. It had 50 outposts, 200 bunkers, function hall, 20 makeshift kitchens, 20 toilets and a complete radio communication facilities.
(Photo courtesy of Agusan Del Norte official website)
The camp also had training facilities and had trenches and foxholes.It drew its power from a generator set.
Troops of the 29th Infantry Battallion (29th IB), under the command of Lt. Col. Ariel Orio, also found inside the camp a bale containing 2,000 meters of wire used in the manufacture of improvised explosive device (IED), 150 commercial plugs, several blasting caps, 50 meters laminated sacks, 50 containers loaded with gasoline, 8 containers engine oil, backpacks, bulk of AK47 rifle live ammunitions with magazines, manual for making of an IED, and several anti-government documents with high intelligence value.
According to military commanders, the pursuit operations after a series of encounters last week led by the 29th IB troopers to the camp.
In seizing the camp, the soldiers killed two unidentified NPA rebels while an undetermined number of other insurgents were wounded and dragged away by retreating comrades.
The troops were supported by at least five helicopter-gunships from the 10th Tactical Operations Group of the Philippine Air Force.
Meanwhile, four regular fighters of the NPA surrendered to the Second Special Forces Battalion (2nd SFB) in Surigao del Sur on Wednesday, according to First Lt. Karl Jan D. Devaras, commander of the 41st Civil Military Operations (Magkahiusa) Company of the Fourth CMO Battallion.
The surrenderees, whose identities were temporarily withheld for security reasons, were regular members of guerilla-Front Committee 21 of the CPP-NPA Northeastern Mindanao Regional Committee (NMRC), he said.
http://www.mb.com.ph/afp-troops-capture-major-npa-camp/
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.