Troops recapture project from rebels

Troops recapture project from rebels

COTABATO, Philippines (AFP): Soldiers and policemen, backed by four helicopter gunships, recaptured an irrigation project site from Moslem guerrillas in an overnight battle that ended Sunday, a military spokesman said.

Meanwhile, the police chief in Basilan island, south of here, charged that another Moslem guerrilla faction was conducting training of new recruits, in violation of a cease-fire agreed to with the government.

Maj. Julasiri Kastiri said that 150 police officers and soldiers recaptured the construction site of the South Korean Shinsung Corporation in the nearby town of Carmen.

But one policemen was killed and three other troops wounded in the operation that began late Saturday.