SOLDIERS recovered improvised explosive devices, sniper rifle and ammunition during the conduct of clearing operation in Talitay, Maguindanao over the weekend.
Military report showed that operating troops of 62nd Division Reconnaisance Company (DRC) were conducting combat clearing operation in Barangay Pageda, Talitay, Maguindanao at 5:20 a.m. yesterday.
They were able to recover 11 ammo boxes consisting of 7,439 rounds of 7.62 mm linked ammo and an ammo box consisting of 2,224 rds of 5.56mm ball ammo. They are still continuing their clearing operation.
On Saturday, troops of 5th Special Forces Battalion (SFB), composed of four officers and 10 enlisted personnel on board five airboats, conducted clearing operation in Butilen Marsh covering barangays Bentan and Pageda, both of Talitay town. They found one improvised Barrett sniper rifle.
Around 4:30 p.m., the troops recovered two IEDs, with two 60mm mortar ammo as the main charges, and several 5.56mm ammo for M16 rifle of same barangay. The recovered items are now under the custody of 5th Special Forces Battalion (SFB) for safekeeping.
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