Saturday, December 19, 2015

DWDD: SUCCESSFUL MIL OPERATION // Army Troopers Preempts NPA Planned Atrocity in Surigao Del Sur

From DWDD AFP Civil Relations Service Radio Website (Dec 18): SUCCESSFUL MIL OPERATION // Army Troopers Preempts NPA Planned Atrocity in Surigao Del Sur

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Lianga, Surigao del Sur— Troops of Alpha Company, 75th Infantry (MARAUDER) Battalion, Philippine Army were engaged by fire with the members of New People’s Army belonging to a combined armed elements of the Sub-Regional Sentro De Grabidad, Sub Regional Committee-South Land, Guerrilla Front 19A and 19B, North Eastern Mindanao Regional Committee while they were conducting security patrol at vicinity Kilometer 16, Han-ayan, Diatagon of the said municipality on December 17, 2015 at around 2:00 o’clock in the morning.

An Information from a concerned civilian disclosed that the New People’s Army will conduct an atrocity by burning the houses in Kilometer 9 and Sitio Han-ayan in Barangay Diatagon in order to prevent the lumad evacuees in Tandag City from returning to their homes and; in order to generate another issue and to further blame it to the government troops who are currently securing the area.
 
Lieutenant Colonel Haron S Akaz, Commanding officer of the 75th Infantry Battalion immediately sent additional troops to preempt the planned atrocity of the NPA.
 
Upon reaching the area, the government troops were indiscriminately fired upon by heavy gun fires, grenade launchers and improvised explosive devices (IED’s) by the NPA. The said government troops immediately returned fire and maneuvered to an advantage position to avoid hitting any civilians nearby.
 
Some government troops were injured while it is believed that several NPA’s were killed and wounded during the said armed engagement. Civilians have seen the NPA carrying their wounded comrades while withdrawing from the encounter area.

There were also some foreign nationals who were reported to have been trying to interfere with the current armed engagement at Barangay Diatagon Lianga, Surigao del Sur. Support to Law Enforcement Operation is ongoing up to this post.
 

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