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The leftist rebel group Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) ordered its armed wing, New People’ s Army (NPA), to resume offensive operations against the Philippine military and other government security forces in central Philippines.
The CPP gave out the order after the ceasefire declared by the Executive Committee-Regional Committee in Eastern Visayas on Nov. 12 ended on Jan. 12. The two-month truce was in effect in areas struck by typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Yolanda.
Philippine communist rebels vowed Thursday to intensify attacks against government troops and build a 25,000-strong guerrilla force, but the military mocked the target as unrealistic.
New People’s Army guerrillas marked the 45th founding anniversary of their underground party with a clandestine gathering at a mountain lair, where they invited journalists in southeastern Agusan del Sur province.
December 24th saw heavy fighting break out between the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) and government forces in southern Kachin state’s Bhamo district, according to KIA officials.
The fighting which lasted most of the day took place at Nam Lim Pa, a village in Manje (or Mansi) township that was taken over by government forces in November. The fighting involved troops from KIA Battalion 12 and unknown units from the Burma army, the commander of Battalion 12, Major Labang Jawn Awng tells the Kachin News Group.
A KIA soldier preparing for battle position
A battle took place between Kachin People Militia (Mungshawa Hpyen Hpung in Kachin) troops under KIA’s 38th Battalion and Burmese army troops under 567th Light Infantry Regiment at Banglum Bum in northern Shan State on Dec 16 at 2:30 pm. No casualties on either side have been reported so far.
Another battle took place on the same day between KIA’s 8th Battalion troops and Burmese army’s 505th Light Infantry Regiment troops at 4 pm. The two sides encountered at a location between Prang Tawng village and Bang Lung village in northern Shan State as Burmese army troops currently stationed at Namlek Bum came down from the mountain.
One person was killed and four others injured on Sunday by suspected anti-talk NDFB (Songbijit) insurgents who exploded two grenades and fired indiscriminately at Molandubi Market in Assam’s Kokrajhar district, police said.