Thursday, May 28, 2020

1 NPA killed, 3 high powered firearms seized in Agusan del Sur clash

From the Manila Bulletin (May 27, 2020): 1 NPA killed, 3 high powered firearms seized in Agusan del Sur clash (By Mike Crismundo)

A New People’s Army (NPA) fighter was killed, while an undetermined number of other rebels were wounded, in a fierce gun battle with the Army’s 26th Infantry Battalion (26th IB) in Pigdusuan area, Barangay Mahagsay, San Luis, Agusan del Sur province late Sunday afternoon, May 24, the military reported Wednesday.



via Mike Crismundo / MANILA BULLETIN

The 26th IB Civil Military Operations (CMO) Officer First Lt. Percival J. Carido, Jr. told The Manila Bulletin late Tuesday afternoon that troops of the 26th IB also seized three high powered firearms after the armed skirmish.

“The Communist terrorists extorted food stuffs and cash from rice and corn farmers in the nearby barangay who have just sold their produce,” he said.

“The gun battle took place after villagers reported their presence in Pigdusuan area,” the 26th IB CMO officer added.

Reports from the locals of an NPA movement in the area reached the army unit, thus, a focused military operation (FMO) was launched, he averred.

Carido said that, as a result of the gunfight, a rebel was killed, while an undetermined number of his comrades were believed wounded as evidenced by bloodstains that were seen along their escape route.

He said operating troops also recovered AK47 rifles, with three magazines and other live ammunition left behind by the retreating rebels.

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