TWO members of the New People’s Army, including a bomb maker, were killed and a government soldier was wounded in skirmishes in Lagonglong town in Misamis Oriental, the military reported yesterday.
1Lt. Tere Ingente, spokesperson of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division based in Cagayan de Oro City, said forces under the Army’s 403rd Brigade were on security operation when they clashed with about 30 rebels belonging to the NPA’s Guerilla Front B in barangay Banglay around 9 a.m. on Sunday.
Two rebels were killed during the fighting, one of whom was identified as Odelo Compas, alias Sapayanan, said to be in charge in the production of improvised bombs for the NPA unit.
Government forces also recovered two AK-47 rifles and an M16 rifle from the encounter.
1Lt. Tere Ingente, spokesperson of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division based in Cagayan de Oro City, said forces under the Army’s 403rd Brigade were on security operation when they clashed with about 30 rebels belonging to the NPA’s Guerilla Front B in barangay Banglay around 9 a.m. on Sunday.
Two rebels were killed during the fighting, one of whom was identified as Odelo Compas, alias Sapayanan, said to be in charge in the production of improvised bombs for the NPA unit.
Government forces also recovered two AK-47 rifles and an M16 rifle from the encounter.
During pursuit operations on Monday, soldiers caught up with the rebels in the same barangay at around 1:45 p.m., leading to the wounding of a soldier who is now recovering at the Camp Evangelista Station Hospital in Cagayan de Oro City.
The second clash resulted in the capture of a rebel camp with 20 makeshift bunkers that can accommodate 50 people, and recovery of an M203 grenade launcher, a 12-gauge shotgun, an M653 Cabine rifle, an air gun, ammunition, a sniper scope, and three backpacks with personal belongings and documents.
Ingente said information gathered by the 403rd Brigade showed several rebels could have also been wounded in the two clashes, based on bloodstains found along the escape route of the NPA fighters.
The second clash resulted in the capture of a rebel camp with 20 makeshift bunkers that can accommodate 50 people, and recovery of an M203 grenade launcher, a 12-gauge shotgun, an M653 Cabine rifle, an air gun, ammunition, a sniper scope, and three backpacks with personal belongings and documents.
Ingente said information gathered by the 403rd Brigade showed several rebels could have also been wounded in the two clashes, based on bloodstains found along the escape route of the NPA fighters.
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