Troops capture NPA camp, but 2 soldiers die

ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Philippine military announced on Tuesday the capture of a communist rebel stronghold in Mindanao, but also said that two soldiers died from the mission following fierce clashes with the New People's Army (NPA).

Captain Arvin Encinas, a spokesman for the 6th Infantry Division, said two battalions mounted the mission in Lake Sebu in South Cotabato province and eventually captured the rebel camp. The weekend fighting also killed two soldiers from the 27th Infantry Battalion, but Encinas did not release the identities of the fatalities.