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.
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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