菲律宾军方周二表示
于Mindanao 与New People’s Army(新人类军 NPA)
击毙并NPA南方指挥官 北京排排长 Joseph Longan
据悉 当地居民通报当时NPA正在招募进步学生加入反政府的行列
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NPA leader slain in S. Kudarat clash with Army troops
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1207853
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao Norte – A middle-level commander of the communist
New People’s Army (NPA) was killed during an encounter with government
forces in Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat, the military here said Tuesday.
Joseph Longan, leader of Beijing Platoon of the NPA Far South Mindanao Region
Command, was killed in a clash with Army troopers in Barangay Badiangon,
Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat on Sunday, said Lt. Col. John Paul Baldomar,
commander of the Philippine Army’s 37th Infantry Battalion (37IB).
Baldomar said the troops were sent to the area after several residents
alerted the Army about the NPA recruitment activities among high school
students of the village.
The communist guerrillas fired on the responding soldiers, triggering a
10-minute gun battle.
Brig. Gen. Michael Santos, the Army’s 603rd Infantry Brigade commander based
in Palimbang, said soldiers recovered a hand grenade, food supplies, and
personal items beside the body of Longan.
“The rebels have nowhere to go. There’s no letup in our operation against
them in the mountains of Palimbang, Kalamansig and nearby areas,” Santos
said.
He recalled that on July 27, soldiers of the 37IB, also killed Rowie Libot,
an NPA member under NPA Far South Regional Command during a brief encounter
in Barangay Limulan, Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat.
Maj. Gen. Alex S. Rillera, 6th Infantry Division (6ID) commander, urged
remaining communist rebels to accept the government’s offer for peace by
laying down their guns and rejoining the mainstream.
“Your government is offering peace, come and join us and your families. We
know you are victims of deceptive ideologies,” Rillera said.
Since January, the 6ID has neutralized 42 communist rebels where seven have
been arrested, 12 were killed in armed encounters and 23 have peacefully
surrendered.
The 6ID covers the provinces of Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao Sur, Maguindanao
Norte, South Cotabato, parts of Sarangani, North Cotabato and Lanao del Sur.
(PNA)