9 communist rebels dead in Philippine

MANILA: Philippine troops killed nine communist guerrillas Wednesday in what officials described as a firefight, as the decades-old insurgency rumbled on after President Rodrigo Duterte called off peace talks, reports AFP.

Duterte in July shelved negotiations to end one of the world's longest insurgencies after the rebels refused to discuss a ceasefire and continued deadly attacks.

In the latest flare-up, an army unit clashed with a small force of New People's Army (NPA) guerrillas near the town of Carranglan, about 150 kilometres (93 miles) north of Manila, early Wednesday, the provincial police chief said.

"The residents reported the presence of armed men in their area. The soldiers went to the area and that is the start of the firefight," Senior Superintendent Antonio Yarra told reporters.

A soldier was wounded in the clash that lasted more than two hours, the police official added.

9 communist rebels dead in Philippine

MANILA: Philippine troops killed nine communist guerrillas Wednesday in what officials described as a firefight, as the decades-old insurgency rumbled on after President Rodrigo Duterte called off peace talks, reports AFP. Duterte in July shelved negotiations to end one of the worlds longest insurgencies after the rebels refused to discuss a ceasefire and continued deadly attacks. In the latest flare-up, an army unit clashed with a small force of New Peoples Army (NPA) guerrillas near the town of Carranglan, about 150 kilometres (93 miles) north of Manila, early Wednesday, the provincial police chief said. The residents reported the presence of armed men in their area. The soldiers went to the area and that is the start of the firefight, Senior Superintendent Antonio Yarra told reporters. A soldier was wounded in the clash that lasted more than two hours, the police official added.