COTABATO CITY – Government troops killed three communist insurgents in a clash Tuesday in Sarangani province in southern Philippines, officials said.
Officials said troops also recovered 9 automatic weapons following the firefight in the village of Nomoh in the town of Maasim. The fighting erupted after patrolling soldiers from the 27th Infantry Battalion encountered a group of New People’s Army rebels in the village.
Just recently, members of the 9TH Special Forces Company also clashed with rebels and captured their camp in the village of New Tubigon in Agusan del Sur’s Sibagat town.
The soldiers also recovered one M16 rifle, two grenade launchers, and an improvised explosive device and assorted ammunition, including communication equipment, personal belongings and subversive documents.
The NPA has been fighting for decades now for the establishment of a separate state in the country. (Mindanao Examiner)
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