Hanoi (VNA) – Philippine troops have resumed assaults against the New People’s Army (NPA), killing at least one gunman and capturing one of its leaders after President Rodrigo Duterte cancelled peace talks with the rebel group, said military officials on February 6.
The captured leader is Ariel Arbitrario, one of the dozens released in 2016 when the Philippine Government and the rebel group restored their peace talks.
Adviser of the rebel group Luis Jalandoni accused the military of breaching the ceasefire by deploying troops in about 500 villages, occupying severe locations and continuing surveillance operations.
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