More than 30 police commandos killed in encounter in Philippines

#philipines #commando #ampatuan A group of more than 30 police commandos were killed in an encounter with Muslim insurgents in the southern Philippines – it has been described as the biggest single-day combat loss for the Philippine forces.
As per information, the commandos had entered the far-flung village of Tukanalipao in search of a top terror suspect, but fell into a trap laid by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and other insurgents. This has been explained by the Mayor Tahirudin Benzar Ampatuan of Mamasapano town.
When other insurgent groups in the area joined in fighting the police force was outnumbered and fell victims. It seems the Moro group had signed a peace deal with the government last year but, as is understood, the police commandos had not taken any one into confidence before attacking and, neither did they coordinate their plan to enter the Muslim rebel village. This, apparently, led to the fierce fighting.
The scene of the fighting was in the marshy village of corn and coconut plantations and stopped only after members of a cease-fire committee and foreign truce monitors intervened. A team of village leaders and guards saw more than 30 of the slain commandos scattered all around in the battle scene.