Philippines Communist Insurgency Report – May 2017
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Highlights
- One hundred and five (105) communist insurgency incidents in May
- Thirty-six (36) encounters with government forces
- Thirteen (13) surrenders and five (5) arrests
- Eleven (11) NPA sightings, eight (8) camp discoveries and one (1) weapons recovery
- Four (4) arson attacks
- Twenty-seven (27) other attacks, including:
- Thirteen (13) incidences of harassment
- Four (4) assassinations
- Three (3) attacks against civilians or public sites
- Two (2) raids including one (1) kidnapping
- Two (2) other kidnappings
- One (1) bombing
- One (1) ambush
- One (1) case of extortion
