Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City—Two
members of the Moro National Liberation Front-Misuari Faction were
killed in an encounter today, October 10, with troops of the 23rd Marine Company in Brgy Kasanyangan, Zamboanga City.
Ten
days since the clearing operations started in September 30, said troops
were fired upon by the two rebels at around 08:20 this morning despite
repeated calls for surrender. Two M14 rifles were recovered following
the short firefight.
Also this morning, soldiers of the 44th
Infantry Battalion conducting clearing operations in Sta. Catalina
recovered one M-16 rifle in a drainage canal and an AK-47 while scouring
the mangrove areas of said barangay.
The
Armed Forces of the Philippines will continue the clearing operations
in support to the Philippine National Police following the Zamboanga
crisis that lasted from September 9 to 28. The military’s clearing
operations will pave the way for the normalization Zamboanga City and
its people.
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PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
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