NPA-Negros mounts sniping, harassment operations

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The New People’s Army (NPA) units in Negros island mounted a series of tactical offensives over the past two weeks targetting the most notorious military and police units.

The NPA-Central Negros fired at a police station in Sitio Parkingan, Trinidad, Guihulngan City on November 1. Two policemen were reported injured.

On the same day, NPA snipers fired at a military detachment in Barangay Budlasan, Canlaon City. The detachment was also the target of an NPA sniping operations on October 30. A soldier was killed and another was wounded in the offensives.

Meanwhile, five soldiers of the 62nd IB were killed in an encounter with the NPA-Central Negros in Sitio Ilijan Gamay, Barangay Planas, Guihulngan City on October 29 at 3 p.m. Another encounter in Sitio Ilijan, Barangay Buenavista transpired at 9 p.m. where Michael Asuncion (Ka Reymund), a Red fighter, was killed.

On October 20, NPA-Southwest Negros harassed a military detachment in Pinggot, Ilog, Negros Occidental. According to the NPA units, the armed actions are in response to the AFP and PNP’s continuing human rights violations on the island.

NPA-Negros mounts sniping, harassment operations