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| Southeast Asia |
| NPAs suffer heavy casualties |
| 2003-03-04 |
| A still undetermined number of New Peopleâs Army rebels were believed killed in a 45-minute encounter with soldiers in Cervantes, Ilocos Sur last Monday. Maj. Gen. Romeo Dominguez, chief of the Armed Forces Northern Luzon Command, revealed that soldiers had responded to text messages from local residents reporting the presence of 16 NPA members in Sitio Illungan, Barangay Malaya in Cervantes. Dominguez added the rebels were extorting money from the villagers and trying to recruit minors to the underground movement. âUpon seeing the advancing troops, the rebels, led by a certain Ka Joben immediately fired but the superior government force left the NPA with no option but to run for safety,â he said. No soldier was killed in the firefight. He said three assault helicopters were dispatched to aid the troops on the ground at the height of the encounter. As if the Philippines doesn't have enough problems with MILF, they've still got commies running around... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |