CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindnanao: The military here has intensified its pursuit operations against a band of communist guerillas harassing farmers in a remote village in North Cotabato.

Troops belonging to 39th Infantry Battalion (IB) and New Peoples Army (NPA) clashed at dawn on Friday in Barangay Balite in Magpet town, leaving two rebels dead, according to Capt. Danny Boy Catapang.

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