Posted to the Western Mindanao Command (WESTMINCOM) Facebook Page (Feb 6, 2022): Joint Task Force Central Continues to Gain Ground in Campaign Against Insurgency
Camp Navarro, Calarian, Zamboanga City – February 6, 2022Joint Task Force Central continues to gain ground in the campaign against terrorism and insurgency in Central Mindanao. Military troops recovered firearms in an arms cache disclosed by a former rebel after he surrendered in South Cotabato earlier this month. According to WestMinCom Commander Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario, Jr., troops of the 5th Special Forces Battalion acted on the information from a former member of the communist terrorist group and proceeded to the location of an arms cache at Purok Tabuto, Sitio Lambed, Barangay Laconon, T’Boli, South Cotabato on Saturday, February 5, 2022.
Operating troops recovered one cal. 5.56 M16A1 rifle and one improvised M79 Grenade Launcher. Recovered firearms were deposited at 5SF Battalion headquarters for safekeeping.
Meanwhile, two members of the communist terrorist group yielded anew in Central Mindanao on Saturday afternoon. According to Maj. Gen. Juvymax Uy, Commander of Joint Task Force Central, the surrendered personalities are former members of the Dragon Fruit Platoon, East Daguma Front, Sub-Regional Committee Daguma, Far South Mindanao Region.
A.k.a Ran and a.k.a. Kulam handed over one 12-gauge Shotgun and one cal. 38 revolver to Lt. Col. Allen Van Estrera, Commanding Officer of the 37th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Tibpuan, Lebak, Sultan Kudarat.
Surrendered firearms were deposited at 37IB headquarters for safekeeping while the surrendered personalities are currently undergoing custodial debriefing.
“This is a positive development in our campaign to end the local communist armed conflict in Central Mindanao. Rest assured that we will be strengthening our efforts to engage communities and encourage rebels to surrender while military actions are sustained in the area,” Lt. Gen. Rosario said.
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