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| Philippine soldier injured in clash with commies |
| 2014-08-04 |
| A Philippine soldier was injured in a firefight between government forces and the New People's Army (NPA) militants in the hinterlands of Zamboanga del Sur. Provincial police director Senior Superintendent Sofronio Ecaldre said the fighting broke out Friday morning at Sitio Kamanse in the village of Tuburan, Tigbao municipality. Ecaldre said the clash occurred as soldiers backed by policemen caught up with around 20 NPA militants as the offensive against them continued in the hinterlands of Tigbao town. He said the NPA militants fled following a 10-minute firefight. They were believed to have suffered casualties who were dragged off by the fleeing comrades. The militants belong to the Front Committee Kara of the NPA’s Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee (WMRPC) led by a certain Ka Natan, Ecaldre said. |
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