Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Gov’t troops seize ammo, IED wires from NegOcc clash site

From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 26, 2019): Gov’t troops seize ammo, IED wires from NegOcc clash site



RECOVERED. Military and police troops recovered ammunition and electric wires used to detonate improvised explosive devices after a clash with the New People’s Army before midnight on Sunday (Nov. 24, 2019) in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. The encounter was the second engagement of the 62nd Infantry Battalion troops with the communist rebels since Friday. (Photo courtesy of 62nd Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army)

Government troops recovered ammunition and electric wires used to detonate improvised explosive devices (IEDs) following a clash with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels shortly before midnight Sunday in Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental.

The 10-minute firefight ensued during the troop patrol of the Philippine Army’s 31st Division Reconnaissance Company, which operates under the 62nd Infantry Battalion (62IB), with members of the Technical Support Company of the Philippine National Police’s Regional Mobile Force Battalion-6 at Sitio Tagmanok, Barangay Caradio-an.


Lt. Col. Egberto Dacoscos, commanding officer of 62IB, said on Monday afternoon there were no injuries on the government side, and the communist rebels withdrew towards the area of Barangays San Antonio and Carabalan of the southern Negros city.

Soldiers recovered 23 rounds of ammunition for AK47 rifle and an AK47 magazine assembly, along with 10 meters of electric wire. They also found personal items, including rain boots, pants, sweatshirt printed with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) logo, cell batteries, medical kits, and backpacks.

“They are now very desperate and their moves always lead them to frustration and embarrassment. This is a clear sign of their downfall,” Dacoscos said.

The encounter in Himamaylan City was the second engagement of 62IB troops in the past days.

Last Friday, they encountered about 15 rebels in Sitio Canlusong, Barangay Cansalungon, Isabela in an hour-long firefight that left an NPA fighter dead and his comrade wounded.

The injured was arrested along with six other suspected rebels after the clash.

They also recovered personal items such as clothes, slippers and rubber boots, hand-held radios, electrical wires as well as cooking utensils and foodstuff.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1087062

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