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5 killed in clash between gov't troops, leftist rebels in southern Philippines

Source: Xinhua| 2018-01-22 13:54:19|Editor: Jiaxin
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DAVAO CITY, the Philippines, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Five people were killed after the government troops clashed with leftist rebels in the southern Philippines early on Monday, a military official said.

The dead included four New People's Army (NPA) guerrillas and a pro-government militiaman following the fighting in North Cotabato province of the Mindanao, according to Major Ezra Balagtey, the regional military spokesperson.

Balagtey said the incident happened as dozens of NPA insurgents surrounded a patrol base manned by soldiers and militiamen in the village named Luayon around 00:15 a.m. local time.

A fierce firefight erupted which lasted until 5 a.m. local time when the attackers fled, leaving behind bodies of NPA guerrillas, Balagtey told Xinhua by phone.

"The rebels failed to overrun the detachment as our troops valiantly resisted, the regional military spokesperson said.

He said pursuit operations were now being conducted against the fleeing guerrillas.

Monday's clash came after the government troops also killed two suspected leftist guerrillas during airstrikes in the southern Philippines.

The NPA, an armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, has been staging a leftist insurgency in 60 Philippine provinces since 1969, which resulted in over 40, 000 deaths.

Talks between the government under President Rodrigo Duterte and the rebels have hit a snag, with both parties accusing each other of violating their self-imposed truce since August 2016.

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