By Jong Cadion
ZAMBOANGA
CITY (December 11, 2017) - Only two days after soldiers of the 53rd Infantry
Battalion recovered a cadaver of a Communist Terrorist after a three-hour
encounter in Barangay Gasa, Lawa, Zamboanga del Sur, a follow up operation
resulted in another clash between the government forces and the terrorists just
a few kilometers away from the first encounter site at 3pm, Sunday (December
10), military official said.
Western
Mindanao Command (WestMinCom) Cpt Jo-Ann D. Petinglay disclosed that the
Communist Terrorists were believed to be combined members of the MRGU and
SECOM-KARA, of the Western Mindanao Regional Party Committee. The firefight
that lasted for an hour and a half yielded to the recovery of the following war
materiel and personal belongings: M60 Cal 7.62 Light Machine Gun; one M16
rifle; one anti-personnel mine; medical supplies; jungle hammocks and
backpacks.
“As of this
report, other units were directed to maneuver towards probable withdrawal areas
of the enemy while simultaneously conducting combat tracking and pursuit
operations,” said Brigadier General Roseller Murillo, commander of the Joint
Task Force Zampelan.
“We believe
that the enemy incurred heavy casualties since bloodstains were seen by troops
in their withdrawal route.”
Cpt.
Petinglay said that there were no casualties on the side of the operating
government forces.
Meanwhile,
two more terrorists yielded to the troops of the 33rd Infantry Battalion Sunday
morning in Sultan Kudarat Province.
Ruben
Balagay, a.k.a Rustom, and Marlon Dayaw, a.k.a Marmar, turned over a Cal .30 Garand
and ammunition upon their surrender at 11:30 am Sunday.
“This is a
very good development manifesting that we are winning against the communist
terrorists in our Joint Area of Operation,” said Major General Arnel Delavega,
commander of the Joint Task Force Central.
Troops are
currently engaged in complementing operations against different threat groups
within the entire WestMinCom area.
“My
guidance is for our units to immediately engage in a no let-up operation after
our Commander-in-Chief declared the CPP-NPA-NDF a terrorist organization,” said
Lieutenant General Carlito G Galvez, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao
Command. “We will be more motivated to accomplish our mission.”
“I
congratulate all our troops for this recent accomplishment,” added LtGen
Galvez.
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