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Tuesday, 11 February, 2020

Afghanistan: 172 Taliban militants surrender to Afghan forces in Herat and Ghor

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A group of 172 Taliban militants surrendered to Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in Herat and Ghor provinces.

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement, 160 of the militants surrendered in Shahrak district of Ghor.

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Thursday, 6 February, 2020

Philippines: 2 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrender in Aurora province

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Two members of the New People’s Army (NPA) voluntarily surrendered to the military troops on Wednesday, citing reasons of lack of mass-based support and resources from their organization.

Lt. Col. Reandrew Rubio, acting commanding officer of Army’s 91st Infantry “Sinagtala” Battalion (91IB), said the two insurgents who surrendered to his troops at the boundary of Aurora and Nueva Ecija provinces, belonged to the Komiteng Larangang Guerrilla (KLG) Sierra Madre.

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Friday, 31 January, 2020

Philippines: 1 soldier hurt and 1 rebel slain in Mindoro town clash

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A soldier was wounded in an armed encounter with suspected New People’s Army (NPA) members Friday morning in Socorro town, Oriental Mindoro, police said.

Lt. Col. Imelda Tolentino, Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan police information officer, said Corporal Froilan Yakak, a member of Philippine Army’s 203rd Infantry Brigade, suffered a bullet wound on his right shoulder after his platoon encountered some 15 rebels in Sitio (sub-village) Panakan in Barangay Happy Valley at 8:55 a.m.

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Thursday, 30 January, 2020

Afghanistan: Taliban kill at least 29 members of the Afghan security forces in renewed clashes

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At least 29 members of the Afghan security forces have been killed in Taliban attacks that followed air and ground assaults by government forces on the Islamist group at the weekend.

The surge in hostilities signals deadlock at stop-start peace talks involving U.S and Taliban negotiators in Doha.

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Saturday, 11 January, 2020

Burma-Myanmar: Army attacks Kachin Independence Army (KIA) training base

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The Myanmar army attacked a Kachin Independence Army (KIA) training base in northern Shan State’s Hseni Township on Wednesday, according to local sources.

The KIA reported that the Myanmar army attacked a KIA Brigade 10 training base and KIA forces fought back.

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