Kalinaw News: 74th IB discovers NPA arms cache in hinterland Brgy Magsaysay, Mapanas, Northern Samar

From Kalinaw News (May 4, 2023): 74th IB discovers NPA arms cache in hinterland Brgy Magsaysay, Mapanas, Northern Samar

CAMP VICENTE LUKBAN, CATBALOGAN CITY – THE TROOPS OF 74TH INFANTRY BATTALION DISCOVERED AN ARMS CACHE BURIED BY THE COMMUNIST-NPA-TERRORISTS (CNTS) IN THE HINTERLAND OF BRGY. MAGSAYSAY, MAPANAS, NORTHERN SAMAR.

Following a tip from a Former Rebel (FR) about the location of the arms cache, the troops were able to unearth 6 anti-personnel mines (APMs), one homemade shotgun, and one AK47 rifle with a magazine loaded with ammunitions.

The discovery of the arms cache especially the APMs is a proof that the Communist Terrorist Groups (CTGs) are still blatantly violating the Law of Armed Conflict and the International Humanitarian Law (IHL).

The use of APMs has long been banned since the 1997 Ottawa Convention, a convention on the use of mines as weapons in warfare because it can cause superfluous injury and has psychological effects on the victims.

There are four kinds of violations under the Ottawa Convention, the production, transport, stockpiling, and the use of Anti-Personnel Mines.

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