Government troops escalated their operations to run down lawless groups in Zamboanga del Norte today (March 18).
Personnel of 42nd Infantry Battalion and Philippine National Police served an arrest warrant on Juhuri Wahab Tukalan and Isnain Yacob, alias Bating, in Barangay Panabutan, Sirawai at 5:19am today.
Military and police personnel, while on a law enforcement operation, engaged an undetermined number of lawless elements in Barangay Panabutan.
Security forces scoured the area of armed engagement and blocked possible withdrawal of evading militants.
Meanwhile, operating troops extricated a wounded soldier from the encounter site.
The wounded was airlifted from 42IB headquarters to Camp Navarro General Hospital in Zamboanga City at around 11am today.
Last week, government forces neutralized lawless elements and recovered enemy’s arms in a series of law enforcement operations launched in Zamboanga Peninsula.
Lieutenant General Arnel Dela Vega, commander of the Western Mindanao Command, said, “Joint operations will be advanced to break up private armed groups and to net notorious gang leaders operating in Zamboanga Peninsula,” said.
“These are proactive steps to prevent the rise of private armed groups that proliferates violence in the area of operations,” he added.
http://www.westmincom.com/govt-forces-escalate-ops-against-lawless-groups-in-zambo-del-norte/
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