Soldier wounded in NPA encounter

From the Mindanao Times (Mar 6): Soldier wounded in NPA encounter

A SOLDIER of 102nd Division Recon Company was wounded in an encounter with Communist rebels at the vicinity of Sitio Gurem, Barangay Sibulan, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur on Monday noon.

Meanwhile, troops were able to recover an improvised explosive device (IED) and other belongings owned by the rebels.

Capt. Jerry Lamosao, the spokesperson of 10th Infantry Division, said the encounter transpired at 12:12 p.m. between the company, under the operational control of the 39th Infantry Battalion, and an estimated 50 New People’s Army.

Prior to the clash, Lamosao said they received a tip from a concerned citizen about a large armed group in the hamlet.

“With the ongoing focused military operation, the troops were alerted for combat operation,” he said.

The NPA saw the soldiers when they were still 200 meters away and fired their guns, prompting government forces to retaliate. The clash lasted for almost 45 minutes before the rebels escaped.

The soldiers recovered one modified bomb, detonating cord, one backpack, and subversive documents from the encounter site.

The wounded soldier was brought to the hospital and is now stable.

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