Tag: prisoners of war

Ukraine announces exchange of 215 prisoners of war

  by Ania Tsoukanova Agence France Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukraine on Wednesday announced the exchange of a record-high 215 imprisoned soldiers with Russia, including fighters who led the defence of Mariupol’s Azovstal steelworks that became an icon of Ukrainian resistance. Russia received 55 prisoners including Viktor Medvedchuk, a former Ukrainian lawmaker and ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin accused of high treason, Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelensky said in his daily address. The swap […]

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NPA hawak ngayon ang 14 ‘prisoners of war’

(Eagle News) – Labing-apat (14) na katao na tinagurian nilang ‘prisoners of war’ ang hawak ngayon ng New People’s Army (NPA). Kabilang sa mga bihag ng NPA ang dalawang sundalo at labing dalawang (12) miyembro ng Citizens Armed Geographical Unit (CAFGU). Ang impormasyon ay kinumpirma ni Col. Noel Detoyato, chief ng Armed Forces Public Affairs Office, ngunit hindi nito makumpirma ang impormasyon ukol sa mga miyembro ng CAFGU. “Yes, that is why we have ongoing […]

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2 pulis na binihag ng mga rebeldeng NPA, pinalaya na

SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte (Eagle News) – Pinalaya na ang dalawang pulis na bihag ng New People’s Army sa lalawigan ng Surigao del Norte. Humigit kumulang dalawang buwan na binihag sina PO2 Alfredo Degamon at PO2 John Paul Doverte bago ang matagumpay na negosasyon sa pagitan ng gobyerno at ng nasabing grupo. Isinailalim sa medical checkup ang dalawang pulis bago ito bumaba mula sa lugar ng Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte. Jabes Juanite, Eagle News Service […]

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CPP orders NPA to release 6 ‘prisoners of war,’ urges talks on bilateral ceasefire

  (Eagle News)- The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has ordered its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA) to release the six “prisoners of war” whom the rebels are holding as a “positive gesture” that it wants to continue peace talks with the government. In a statement, the CPP said that it is open to negotiations for a bilateral ceasefire, recalling a previous pronouncement of President Rodrigo Duterte that all political prisoners could […]

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