From Panay News (Feb 20, 2023): Gov’t troops, rebels clash in Dumalag (By Glenda Tayona)
Recoveries at the clash site after an encounter between government troops and rebels in Dumalag, Capiz, on Feb. 17. PHILIPPINE ARMY SPEARHEAD TROOPERS
CAPIZ – Troops of the Philippine Army’s 12th Infantry Battalion (12IB) and the Philippine National Police clashed with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in the hinterlands of Barangay Duran, Dumalag, on Friday, Feb. 17.
The government troops received a tip-off from concerned residents about the rebels’ presence. A five-minute encounter transpired until the more or less five fully armed rebels withdrew.
The government troops saw traces of heavy bloodstains on the withdrawal route. Meantime, no casualties were reported on the government side.
Recovered at the clash site were one homemade 12 gauge shotgun, one .45 pistol, two anti-personnel mines with detonator switches, one hand grenade, five M16 rifle magazines, two .45 pistol magazines, assorted live ammunition, personal belongings, assorted medicine and subversive documents.
Lieutenant General Benedic M. Arevalo, Visayas Command and 3rd Infantry Division Commander, commended the troops for preventing the rebels’ alleged extortion activity and the recovery of war materials.
He also acknowledged the civilians’ coordination with the authorities.
“Their fervent desire for a CPP-NPA-free community drives us to employ legitimate military force against these rebels to stop them from threatening our people’s safety and well-being,” Arevalo said./PN
CAPIZ – Troops of the Philippine Army’s 12th Infantry Battalion (12IB) and the Philippine National Police clashed with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in the hinterlands of Barangay Duran, Dumalag, on Friday, Feb. 17.
The government troops received a tip-off from concerned residents about the rebels’ presence. A five-minute encounter transpired until the more or less five fully armed rebels withdrew.
The government troops saw traces of heavy bloodstains on the withdrawal route. Meantime, no casualties were reported on the government side.
Recovered at the clash site were one homemade 12 gauge shotgun, one .45 pistol, two anti-personnel mines with detonator switches, one hand grenade, five M16 rifle magazines, two .45 pistol magazines, assorted live ammunition, personal belongings, assorted medicine and subversive documents.
Lieutenant General Benedic M. Arevalo, Visayas Command and 3rd Infantry Division Commander, commended the troops for preventing the rebels’ alleged extortion activity and the recovery of war materials.
He also acknowledged the civilians’ coordination with the authorities.
“Their fervent desire for a CPP-NPA-free community drives us to employ legitimate military force against these rebels to stop them from threatening our people’s safety and well-being,” Arevalo said./PN
https://www.panaynews.net/govt-troops-rebels-clash-in-dumalag/
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