Tag: rebel group

More than 300 NPA members surrendered this January – AFP

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reported that a total number of 326 members of the New People’s Army (NPA) surrendered to the government last month. Despite the large number of rebels who surrendered, AFP Spokesperson General Edgar Arevalo admitted that it is still too early to say that the AFP can defeat the rebel group. He said that the unprecedented number of surrenderrees could be attributed to […]

Colombia tensions rise with 3 rebels killed in military bombing

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — Tensions between Colombia’s government and a hold-out rebel group, the ELN, rose Thursday when officials said three of the guerrillas were killed in the bombing of a camp in the northwest of the country. The offensive, part of wider crackdown ordered by President Juan Manuel Santos following a string of deadly attacks on police stations blamed on the ELN, was another blow to peace efforts with the group that have been […]