Confiscated Weapons And Other Items Seized By Philippine Army Troops From The Hideout Of Cpp Npa In Barangay Inayawan News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana
CONFISCATED. Weapons and other items seized by Philippine Army troops from the hideout of the CPP-NPA in Barangay Inayawan, Cauayan town in southern Negros Occidental on July 14, 2022. Lt. Col. Michael Cuarteros, commanding officer of the 15th Infantry Battalion, said the rebels abandoned their lair after a 10-minute firefight.(Photo courtesy of 15th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) BACOLOD CITY - Combined troops of the Philippine Army have recovered weapons during a raid on the Communist Party of Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA) hideout in the southern town of Cauayan in Negros Occidental on Thursday afternoon. During the combat operation in Sitio Hanot, Barangay Inayawan, soldiers from the 15th and 47th Infantry Battalions (IB) engaged some 20 communist rebels led by alias "Kumpol" of the NPA's South West Front. As of Saturday, clearing operations were already completed after the troops recovered a .45-caliber pistol with magazine and ammunition, a hand c