Mati City, Davao Oriental – Combined troops of 701st Infantry Brigade, 28th Infantry Battalion and 104MICO, 10MIB, 10ID recovered Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Mati City, Davao Oriental on August 31, 2020, 11:30pm.
Upon the receipt of information tipped by concerned citizen that an IED is emplaced near the barangay road at Purok Crossing of Brgy. Tagabakid, Mati City, Colonel Krishnamurti A Mortela, Commander of 701st Brigade instructed troops to respond to the said report.
The troops proceeded to the area and subsequently recovered one (1) IED weighing fourteen (14) kilos with twenty four (24) meters trip wire. Said IED was laid intended to claim more lives of not only the soldiers but also civilian populace thereat.
“We condemn the Communist NPA Terrorists (CNTs) for continuously using IEDs which may inflict great harm to the civilians especially when placed in nearby communities such as roads where everybody is passing by. This is another violation to the mandates of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). If this was not found out, this will brought deaths and casualties to innocent lives”, Colonel Mortela said
“We thank the populace for always feeding us information that helps in preempting the terroristic activities of the CNTs. This is a clear manifestation that CNTs are losing the support of the masses”, Mortela added.
The IED was brought to Headquarters 701st Infantry Brigade for proper disposition.
The 701st Brigade remains steadfast in winning the peace and preempting the atrocities and terror attacks of the terrorists against peace-loving people of Davao Oriental.
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The troops proceeded to the area and subsequently recovered one (1) IED weighing fourteen (14) kilos with twenty four (24) meters trip wire. Said IED was laid intended to claim more lives of not only the soldiers but also civilian populace thereat.
“We condemn the Communist NPA Terrorists (CNTs) for continuously using IEDs which may inflict great harm to the civilians especially when placed in nearby communities such as roads where everybody is passing by. This is another violation to the mandates of International Humanitarian Law (IHL). If this was not found out, this will brought deaths and casualties to innocent lives”, Colonel Mortela said
“We thank the populace for always feeding us information that helps in preempting the terroristic activities of the CNTs. This is a clear manifestation that CNTs are losing the support of the masses”, Mortela added.
The IED was brought to Headquarters 701st Infantry Brigade for proper disposition.
The 701st Brigade remains steadfast in winning the peace and preempting the atrocities and terror attacks of the terrorists against peace-loving people of Davao Oriental.
[Kalinaw News is the official online source of information on the pursuit for peace in the Philippines This website is a property of the Civil-Military Operations Regiment, Philippine Army located at Lawton Avenue, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. Contact us: kalinawnews@cmoregiment.com]
https://www.kalinawnews.com/soldiers-recover-ied-in-mati-city/
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