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Philippine troops kill 7 communist rebels in latest flare-up of decades-long insurgency
- For half an hour on Sunday, government forces engaged in a firefight with communist insurgents in a central province, resulting in the deaths of seven guerrillas and the ongoing pursuit of several others.
- The gunbattle occurred amid a 56-year insurgency that has weakened due to battle defeats, factionalism, and collapsed peace talks brokered by Norway.
- The fighting took place in the poverty-stricken agricultural island province of Masbate, where about 50 armed guerrillas remain among over 900,000 residents.
- Last week in Masbate, army troops killed two guerrillas, seized multiple assault rifles and grenade launchers, and continued their pursuit of at least eight insurgents who managed to escape.
- The Armed Forces of the Philippines reported that the number of rebels nationwide has dwindled to fewer than 900, primarily concentrated in eastern rural areas, indicating that the insurgency is close to collapse.
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Philippine Troops Kill 7 Communist Rebels in Latest Flare-up of Decades-long Insurgency
Philippine troops killed seven communist guerrillas in an offensive Sunday in a central province and were pursuing several others in the latest flare-up of the decades-long insurgency that the military says is on the brink of collapse. Army forces killed two New People’s Army guerrillas in a clash last week in Masbate province and then caught up with the fleeing insurgents early Sunday in the hinterlands of Uson town, where they killed seven of …
Philippine troops kill 7 communist rebels in latest flare up of decades-long insurgency
MANILA: Philippine troops killed seven communist guerrillas in an offensive Sunday in a central province and were pursuing several others in the latest flare-up of the decades-long insurgency that the military says is on the brink of collapse. Army forces killed two New People’s Army guerrillas in a clash last week in Masbate province and then caught up with the fleeing
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Philippine troops kill 7 communist rebels in latest flare-up of decades-long insurgency
Philippine troops have killed seven communist guerrillas in an offensive in a central province and were pursuing several others in the latest flare-up of the decades-long insurgency that the military says is on the brink of collapse.
Philippine troops kill 7 rebels in latest flare-up of decades-long insurgency
Philippine troops have killed seven communist guerrillas in an offensive in a central province and were pursuing several others in the latest flare-up of the decades-long insurgency that the military says is on the brink of collapse
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