After the recent massive military operations of the 4ID slowed down, NPA units in NEMR reported the following military actions that have been launched:

1. August 31, 2011 in the mountains of Bangayan, Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte – Two harassment-sniping actions resulted to the wounding of an undetermined number on the side of the enemy. No NPA was wounded.

2. September 2, 2011 at around 8 o’clock in the morning in the mountains of Mahaba, Zapanta, Bangayan, Kitcharao – a group of NPAs from Front-16 ambushed the 42nd DRC PA. The number of wounded from the enemy was undetermined while no member of the NPA was wounded. Caught by surprise, the comrades (believing that the military will not pass by), fired upon the army who suddenly appeared where they were positioned. The Red Fighters left behind belongings, including the buried CDX that they failed to discharge. The army discharged said CDX at around 4 o’clock in the afternoon.

On the same day at around 10:30- 11:20 in the morning, an airstrike of two MG-520s was launched for almost an hour after they were ambushed by the NPA at around 8 o’clock in the morning. The mountain areas where the military thought the NPA retreated was the target of the airstrikes. After the airstrike, two military helicopters delivered boxes of ammunitions and food in the same area.

3. September 2, 2011 at around 3 o’clock in the afternoon in Sitio Kamalig, Puting Bato, Cabadbaran Agusan del Norte – the enemy was hit by an NPA team. According to the initial report of NPA comrades from Front-21, a Red Fighter heroically sacrificed his life and five high caliber arms were confiscated by the enemy that time.

4. September 3, 2011 at around 6:16 in the morning at Sitio Umaw, Camam-onan, Gigaquit, Agusan del Norte- a group of army troops said to be from the SRC PA (Scout Ranger Company Phil. Army) was harassed-sniped and hit by a guerilla unit from Front-16. Two were wounded from the army while there was no NPA casualty.

5. September 4, 2011 at around 10 o’clock in the morning in the mountains of Mahaba, Zapanta, Bangayan, Kitcharao – the NPA of Front 16 harassed-sniped an army column (group). The position of the NPA was weak so they were only able to fire so they can withdraw.

At around 11 o’clock in the morning two MG-520s launched an airstrike with bombing lasting for about 30 minutes. In the two airstrikes no NPA forces were hit. No farmer was also hit by the said bombing because they did not go to their farms since the massive military operations started last August 30, 2011.

6. September 4, 2011 at around 1 o’clock in the afternoon in Km.23, Sitio Magkahunaw, Janipaan, San Agustin, Surigao del Sur – a member of the NPA Front-19 sniped a soldier of the 29th IBPA under Lt. Orcullo resulting to the death of the army. After this happened, the two platoons of the 29th IB PA who were launching military operation in NPA areas, retreated.

7. September 5, 2011 at around 3 o’clock in the afternoon in Sitio Zapanta, Bangayan, Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte- Red Fighters from Front-16 crawled to the sitio center already left by residents and harassed-sniped the soldiers staying in the houses, a soldier was wounded.

8. September 7, 2011 at around 9:29 in the evening in the barangay center of Camam-onan Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte – Red fighters crawled towards soldiers who were drinking alcohol wounding four of the troops launching military operations in said mountains.

In the 15 day attack by the 4ID PA of NPA areas, guerilla forces from the NPA-Pulang Diwata Command in NEMR courageously launched counter-attacks. During these counter-attacks two comrades heroically offered their valuable lives. TO THEM WE GIVE OUR RED SALUTE AND TRIBUTE!