COTABATO CITY – Government troops captured an encampment of the communist rebel group New People’s Army following a clash in the township of Lake Sebu in Mindanao’s South Cotabato province, officials said Thursday.
Officials said the Wednesday fighting in the village called Ned lasted
about 20 minutes, but there were no reports of casualties from both sides. The
rebels managed to escape the clashes, but troops from the 5th Special Forces Battalion were still
pursuing the rebels Thursday.
Soldiers also
seized the rebel camp and recovered one M16 rifle and magazines, assorted
ammunition, anti-government propaganda left behind by fleeing rebels under Manuel
Fernandez.
“The military is pursuing the
fleeing foes,” said Brig. Gen. Arturo Rojas, the acting chief of the Western
Mindanao Command. “Despite the multiple victories and major advances, our men
will do everything possible to win greater triumph. Rest assured that we will
persevere in our pursuit of our purpose. We continue to increase our efforts
for the safety and security of the people in Mindanao.”
The rebels have been fighting for
many decades now for the establishment of a communist state in the country.
(Mindanao Examiner)
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