Communist insurgents killed an army soldier and wounded 6 more in ferocious clashes in Lanao del Sur, one of 5 provinces under the Muslim autonomous region in southern Philippines, the military said Tuesday.
It said soldiers from the 15th Division Reconnaissance Company clashed with about 50 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in the village called Malna in Kapai town. The Monday fighting erupted following earlier clashed in Kalilangan village in Iligan City in the neighboring province of Lanao del Sur.
There were no immediate reports of enemy casualties in both clashes. But the military said “pursuit operations” are ongoing in the provinces in an effort to flush out rebel forces.
Government troops have been battling communist rebels and pro-ISIS militants in the troubled Muslim region where the NPA has managed to establish strongholds in areas where Caliphate fighters are operating. It was unclear if communist rebels, who are fighting for secessionist for many decades now, have forged an alliance with pro-ISIS militants belonging to different groups in the southern Philippines.
https://mindanaoexaminer.com/npa-kills-soldier-6-more-wounded-in-battle-in-lanao-sur/
Government troops have been battling communist rebels and pro-ISIS militants in the troubled Muslim region where the NPA has managed to establish strongholds in areas where Caliphate fighters are operating. It was unclear if communist rebels, who are fighting for secessionist for many decades now, have forged an alliance with pro-ISIS militants belonging to different groups in the southern Philippines.
https://mindanaoexaminer.com/npa-kills-soldier-6-more-wounded-in-battle-in-lanao-sur/
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