GOVERNMENT TROOPS neutralized a member of an lawless armed group following a firefight in a remote village in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat on Thursday.
Maj. Gen. Diosdado Carreon, the Army’s 6th Infantry Division commander, said Friday the slain "lawless element", whose identity has yet to be determined, formed part of a five-man group that exchanged fire with troopers of the Army’s 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion (MIB).
He said government troops engaged the lawless group for 20 minutes in Sitio Kamanga, Barangay Laguilayan, Isulan before they scampered in various directions and left behind a dead colleague.
"Our combat operations are currently being intensified to pressure the lawless elements, drive them away from their strongholds, and convince them to yield," said Carreon, the concurrent chief of the military-led Joint Task Force Central.
Soldiers recovered at the encounter an M1 Garand rifle with four clips and 38 rounds of ammunition; two hand grenades, three .45-caliber pistols; four magazines with 26 live ammunition; a backpack; a bandolier; one memory card; and notes with cellphone numbers.
Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, commander of the military’s Western Mindanao Command, commended the 2MIB troops for a job well done.
"We remain decisive in our campaign to end the unlawful activities of the lawless groups and bring peace and security in Western and Central Mindanao," Sobejana said.
Maj. Gen. Diosdado Carreon, the Army’s 6th Infantry Division commander, said Friday the slain "lawless element", whose identity has yet to be determined, formed part of a five-man group that exchanged fire with troopers of the Army’s 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion (MIB).
He said government troops engaged the lawless group for 20 minutes in Sitio Kamanga, Barangay Laguilayan, Isulan before they scampered in various directions and left behind a dead colleague.
"Our combat operations are currently being intensified to pressure the lawless elements, drive them away from their strongholds, and convince them to yield," said Carreon, the concurrent chief of the military-led Joint Task Force Central.
Soldiers recovered at the encounter an M1 Garand rifle with four clips and 38 rounds of ammunition; two hand grenades, three .45-caliber pistols; four magazines with 26 live ammunition; a backpack; a bandolier; one memory card; and notes with cellphone numbers.
Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, commander of the military’s Western Mindanao Command, commended the 2MIB troops for a job well done.
"We remain decisive in our campaign to end the unlawful activities of the lawless groups and bring peace and security in Western and Central Mindanao," Sobejana said.
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