LUCENA CITY - A landmine was recovered by troops during an encounter with CPP-NPA terrorists (CNTs) in Brgy Pinamihagan, Lagonoy, at 8:35 A...
LUCENA CITY - A landmine was recovered by troops during an encounter with CPP-NPA terrorists (CNTs) in Brgy Pinamihagan, Lagonoy, at 8:35 A.M., April 11, Wednesday.
Troops of the 93rd Division Reconnaissance Company under the 9th Infantry Division encountered more or less 20 CNTs in a 15-minute firefight. Other recovered war materiel include personal belongings, communication equipment, medical supplies, and documents with high intelligence value.
There are no casualties from the government troops while wounded armed men have been sighted fleeing from the encounter site. Pursuit operations are ongoing.
Lieutenant General Danilo Pamonag, Commander of the Southern Luzon Command, condemned the CNTs’ continued use of improvised explosive devices, which is a violation of the International Humanitarian Law.
The Philippines is one of the signatories of the Geneva Convention and the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, where Protocol II prohibits and restricts the Use of Mines, Booby Traps and Other Devices.`
According to the Comprehensive Agreement on the Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CAHRIHL), signed by both the Philippine government and the CPP-NPA-NDF in 1998, landmines and IEDs are banned from use by both parties.
Troops of the 93rd Division Reconnaissance Company under the 9th Infantry Division encountered more or less 20 CNTs in a 15-minute firefight. Other recovered war materiel include personal belongings, communication equipment, medical supplies, and documents with high intelligence value.
There are no casualties from the government troops while wounded armed men have been sighted fleeing from the encounter site. Pursuit operations are ongoing.
Lieutenant General Danilo Pamonag, Commander of the Southern Luzon Command, condemned the CNTs’ continued use of improvised explosive devices, which is a violation of the International Humanitarian Law.
The Philippines is one of the signatories of the Geneva Convention and the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, where Protocol II prohibits and restricts the Use of Mines, Booby Traps and Other Devices.`
According to the Comprehensive Agreement on the Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law (CAHRIHL), signed by both the Philippine government and the CPP-NPA-NDF in 1998, landmines and IEDs are banned from use by both parties.
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