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| JI secures tactical alliance with NPA |
| 2006-03-06 |
| Philippine Army (PA) soldiers at the forefront of the war against terrorism in Mindanao have tightened security after receiving unverified information that a tactical alliance has been forged between Jemaah Islamiyah-linked groups and the communist New People’s Army (NPA). Task Force Davao and Police Regional Office XI tighten the security measures in the cities of Panabo, Tagum and Davao in a wake of reports that this alleged alliance raises the possibility of attacks on government and military installations. However, field unit commanders dismissed this report as “a very remote possibility”. But whether this tactical alliance is true or not, the area command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP’s) Southern, Northern and Northeastern Mindanao Fourth Infantry (Diamond) Division chief, Major General Cardozo M. Luna, said it will not lower its guard against any terrorist groups. “Your AFP is prepared for any threat against the peace of our country,” said Luna, who frequently conducts on the spot inspection to all his unit field commanders in the southern part of Mindanao. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 This is not really new. The MILF and NPA have had a written agreement for years. The NPA are not prepare to go to war with the MILF/JI so they have created borders and signed agreements of non-agression. |
| Posted by: 49 pan 2006-03-06 17:59 |