Monday, February 25, 2019

DWDD: Government Troops clash with NPAs thrice in Mindoro.

Posted to Katropa DWDD-CRS Virtual RTV (Feb 23, 2019): Government Troops clash with NPAs thrice in Mindoro.

Combined troops of the 4thInfantry Battalion (4IB), Provincial Mobile Police Force (PMFC) and CriminalInvestigation Group (CIDG) 4B clashed today (February 23, 2019) with retreatingNew Peoples Army (NPA) Communist Terrorist Group (CTG) remnants 3 times atSitio Barungbong, Barangay Mapaya, San Jose, Occidental Mindoro.
According to Colonel Marceliano Teofilo, Commander of the 203rd Brigade directlysupervising the on-going Focused Military Operation (FMO), the first encountertranspired 0600 in the morning. He added that "the new encounters was the result of their pursuit operations inMansalay wherein the NPAs were forced to withdraw to Oriental-Occidental Mindoroboundary in their attempt to escape our pursuing troops.

However, soldiers from 4IBtogether with the police who were conducting complementary operations were ableto intercept them".A firefight broke for fifteen (15) minutes against the more or less 10 NPAs underPlatoon Mike of Kilusang Larangan Guerilla Silangan.

After clearing the encounter site, the troops recovered the following war materials;one (1) .30 caliber cap magazines with ammunitions, two (2) cellular phones and simcards, two (2) grenade launcher empty shells, hammock, mess kit, rain boots, riflesling, medical paraphernalia, enemy war materials and other personal belongings.

No one was hurt on the government side while there was undetermined number ofcasualties from the NPAs.

The enemy scampered and withdrew toward differentdirections dragging along their wounded and dead comrades based on the heavybloodstains in the encounter site.

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