Rigoberto F. Sanchez
Spokesperson
Regional Operations Command
Southern Mindanao
New People's Army
27 January 2017
The Regional Operations Command of the New People’s Army in Southern Mindanao commends the Red fighters of Mt. Apo Sub-Regional Command for successfully deflecting the strike operation launched by the composite troops of the AFP’s 7Ist Infantry Battalion, CAFGU and the PNP’s Special Action Force on January 26, in Sitio Emilda, Brgy. Taguranao, Matalam, North Cotabato.
At around 6:00 in the morning, at least 50 enemy troops assaulted an NPA unit in the latter’s guerilla camp some three kilometers away from the community. Three enemy troops were killed in the 45-minute firefight as Red fighters safely withdrew from the clash site.
The AFP and the PNP cannot hide behind the convenient excuse of an “anti-crime or anti-drug” operation. The assaulting composite enemy troops chose to engage the NPA unit early in the morning to pre-empt the Red fighters’ evasive measures.
The NPA sternly condemns this recent violation of the GPH’s ceasefire declaration, especially as it comes merely five days since their last combat operation that resulted in an armed clash with the NPA in Makilala town. This reality of the AFP and PNP’s outright non-compliance alarmingly puts the commitment of the GPH in the peace process into serious question.
At present, the AFP and the PNP have continued to militarize the civilian communities of Matalam town with the deployment of at least 100 soldiers in the area.
The revolutionary forces are wondering whether the GPH panel, and indeed Pres. Duterte, have either the control of their armed forces to effectively implement its proposed bilateral ceasefire or the political resolve to investigate and punish the insidious saboteurs to the peace process. Whatever the case, it would appear that a bilateral ceasefire agreement would be pointless in the face of relentless and outright attack operations by AFP and PNP troops against units of the NPA.
https://www.philippinerevolution.info/statements/20170127-recent-afp-pnp-combat-offensive-in-n-cotabato-puts-gph-peace-resolve-in-serious-question
At around 6:00 in the morning, at least 50 enemy troops assaulted an NPA unit in the latter’s guerilla camp some three kilometers away from the community. Three enemy troops were killed in the 45-minute firefight as Red fighters safely withdrew from the clash site.
The AFP and the PNP cannot hide behind the convenient excuse of an “anti-crime or anti-drug” operation. The assaulting composite enemy troops chose to engage the NPA unit early in the morning to pre-empt the Red fighters’ evasive measures.
The NPA sternly condemns this recent violation of the GPH’s ceasefire declaration, especially as it comes merely five days since their last combat operation that resulted in an armed clash with the NPA in Makilala town. This reality of the AFP and PNP’s outright non-compliance alarmingly puts the commitment of the GPH in the peace process into serious question.
At present, the AFP and the PNP have continued to militarize the civilian communities of Matalam town with the deployment of at least 100 soldiers in the area.
The revolutionary forces are wondering whether the GPH panel, and indeed Pres. Duterte, have either the control of their armed forces to effectively implement its proposed bilateral ceasefire or the political resolve to investigate and punish the insidious saboteurs to the peace process. Whatever the case, it would appear that a bilateral ceasefire agreement would be pointless in the face of relentless and outright attack operations by AFP and PNP troops against units of the NPA.
https://www.philippinerevolution.info/statements/20170127-recent-afp-pnp-combat-offensive-in-n-cotabato-puts-gph-peace-resolve-in-serious-question
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.