Operating troops from the Army’s 29th Infantry Battalion overran a camp of the New People’s Army NPA in the hinterland of Kitcharao, August 28, 2017.
Report from Lt. Colonel Gleen Joy Aynera, commanding officer of the 29th IB said his troops were responding a civilian report of a presence of armed men believed to be NPA.
An encounter ensued at around 4 pm, between a platoon of soldiers and members of the front committee 16 at barangay San Roque, Kticharao Agusan del Norte.
Recovered in the camp were (four) 4 AK47, 1 M16 and 1 M4 rifles. Also recovered were landmines, assorted ammunitions, handheld radios, subversive documents, medical supplies, and foodstuffs left by the NPAs in the encounter site
“The NPA presence was earlier reported by the residents of the Brgy which prompted us to track them”, said Ltc Glen Aynera of the 29th IB.
