THE 401ST Infantry Brigade yesterday identified the two New People’s Army (NPA) rebels killed in clash with soldiers in Surigao del Sur last Monday as reportedly high-ranking leaders of the Northeastern Mindanao Regional Command.
Col. Andres Centino, the commander of 401st IB, identified one of the casualties as alias Urbano, supposedly an expert in making improvise explosive devices belonging to the Guerrilla Frotn 19B. He was also an instructor in bomb-making.
Meanwhile, the other one was identified as alias Abdul, 1 10-year veteran of the NPA. He came from Guerilla Front 30 before he was transferred to the Ordnance unit four years ago.
Accordingly, the groups planned to conduct an ambush and lay landmines but were caught by surprise by the operating troops.
He also said their priority is to capture alias Malaya.
Meanwhile, the other one was identified as alias Abdul, 1 10-year veteran of the NPA. He came from Guerilla Front 30 before he was transferred to the Ordnance unit four years ago.
Accordingly, the groups planned to conduct an ambush and lay landmines but were caught by surprise by the operating troops.
He also said their priority is to capture alias Malaya.
The two rebels died in a clash with elements of 75th Infantry Battalion in the hinterlands of Barangay Buhisan, San Agustin, Surigao del Sur around 1:30 p.m. on Monday.
Government troops were conducting security operations in Lianga and San Agustin to pursue the rebels allegedly responsible in the killing of two Lumads and a soldier through a landmine in Purok 5, San Isidro, Lianga last Nov. 6.
Cordero said the encounter lasted for about an hour after before the rebels escaped.
During the clearing operations, the troops found the bodies, an AK47 rifle, an M653 rifle, a compass, blasting caps and detonating cords. The encounter site was about seven kilometers away from the Lumad communities in Barangay Diatagon, Lianga and Buhisan, San Agustin.
Government troops were conducting security operations in Lianga and San Agustin to pursue the rebels allegedly responsible in the killing of two Lumads and a soldier through a landmine in Purok 5, San Isidro, Lianga last Nov. 6.
Cordero said the encounter lasted for about an hour after before the rebels escaped.
During the clearing operations, the troops found the bodies, an AK47 rifle, an M653 rifle, a compass, blasting caps and detonating cords. The encounter site was about seven kilometers away from the Lumad communities in Barangay Diatagon, Lianga and Buhisan, San Agustin.
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