Monday, October 15, 2018

2 soldiers, 3 others wounded in clash with NPA in CamSur

From Malaya Business Insight (Oct 16): 2 soldiers, 3 others wounded in clash with NPA in CamSur

TWO soldiers were killed and three others were injured in a firefight with New People’s Army rebels in Labo town in Camarines Sur on Sunday afternoon, the military reported yesterday.

Capt. Joash Pramis, spokesman of the Army’s 9th Infantry Division, said government troops were conducting pursuit operations against the rebels as of yesterday afternoon.

Pramis said troops from Army’s 96th Infantry Battalion were conducting combat operation in Barangay Dumagmang at around 4 p.m. Sunday when they caught up with about 60 NPA rebels. Pramis said the operation was launched based on information provided by residents about the rebel presence in their community.

The rebels fled after an intense 25-minute firefight, Pramis said.

The identities of the slain and wounded soldiers were not revealed pending the notification of their family.

Pramis said they have not recovered any rebel body at the encounter site but added some of the insurgents may have been killed due to bloodstains in the area.

In Quezon, government troops recovered an improvised bomb after a clash with NPA rebels in Barangay Burgos, Mulanay town at around 9:30 a.m. also on Sunday, said 2nd Infantry Division spokesman Capt. Jayrald Ternio.

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