New fears that Maoist group re-emerging in Peru "Fears are rising in Peru that the Maoist rebel group, Shining Path, is re-emerging. As Clinton Porterous reports, five soldiers and two civilians have been shot dead in Peru's worst guerilla attack in three years.
Soldiers on patrol in remote Peru have walked into a death trap. The Defence Ministry has confirmed that five military personnel, and two civilian guides, were shot dead in an ambush. The attack comes just one month after the mass kidnapping of pipeline workers, in nearby south-eastern Peru. The infamous guerilla group, Shining Path, has been linked to both attacks. The latest strike has raised new fears of the group's re-surgence. Shining Path all but disappeared last decade, but is blamed for some 15,000 deaths since 1980."
Bangladesh: Two PBCP cadres shown arrested "Two armed cadres of Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) have been shown arrested in the case in connection with the murders of SI Shamsul Huq and Havilder Abu Bakar Siddique of Rupsha thana."
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"Meanwhile, PBCP has claimed responsibility for murders of SI Shamsul Huq and Havilder Abu Bakar, identifying them as "class enemies".
It is learnt from Union Parishad chairmen of Rupsha upazila that foot patrol by police at night has been stopped until further order."
Philippines: Jalandoni on peace talks "House Speaker Jose de Venecia’s assurances that the Communist Party of the Philippines and New People’s Army could expect to be taken off the foreign terrorist organizations (FTO) lists of the United States and European Union confirms that the government played an active role in having the communist rebels tagged as terrorist groups.
This was the reaction of National Democratic Front (NDF) chief peace negotiator Luis Jalandoni to news reports quoting de Venecia as saying he had assured CPP founder Jose Maria Sison, who is also included on the FTO list, that the CPP and NPA would be delisted “on the eve of” the signing of a final peace pact the government wants the rebels to agree to. At the same time, Jalandoni clarified that there was nothing definite about de Venecia’s statement on the resumption of stalled peace negotiations in the last week of this month in Oslo, Norway."
Nepal: Health of fasting Maoist leader critical "The health condition of Maoist leader Rabindra Shrestha, who is on hunger strike in the Central Jail since June 30, has deteriorated to the extent that he is now unable to speak, according to the contact office of the Maoist talks team today."
Philippine Separatist Group Rejects Plea to Break Ties With Reds "The separatist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) said yesterday it will not cut its ties with the communist New People's Army (NPA) just to please President Gloria Arroyo. "The MILF and the NPA are allies and we will not break our ties with them. This is internal on our part and the Philippine government cannot dictate us what to do and what not to do," MILF spokesman Eid Kabalu said."
Bangladesh: Outlaws kill UP chairman, BNP man in Khulna "Underground operatives shot and killed a Union Parishad (UP) chairman Saturday night and a BNP activist yesterday died from wounds in the same attack in Khulna."
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"The killers -- in sleeveless black shirts -- shouted slogans in favour of the outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) and made a getaway in a trawler, firing gunshots in the air."
Police capture Shining Path leader "Peruvian anti-terrorist police have announced the capture of the last leader of the Maoist Shining Path movement still at large. Florentino Cerron Cardoso was captured yesterday in central Peru, after a lengthy search by intelligence agents, General Marco Miyashiro, chief of Peru's anti-terrorism police force, said."
Peru: Leading Shining Path member is killed "A leading member of the Shining Path rebels was killed in a clash with an army patrol in the central Peruvian province of Junin, media reported Saturday, citing army sources. The dead man was identified as Victor Quispe, thought to be one of the political leaders of the Maoist group, according to the Lima newspaper La Republica. Quispe was also involved in the recent kidnapping by Shining Path of 71 oil pipeline workers in Ayacucho province, the daily said."
Philippines: NPA suffered zero casualties in Pampanga-Bulacan clash, CPP counters "A monstrous lie" was the reaction of the Communist Party of the Philippines to the claim of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that the The New People's Army suffered fifteen casualties in an encounter last Friday evening in Sasmoan town, near the border of Pampanga and Bulacan provinces. Gregorio "Ka Roger" Rosal, spokesman of the Communist Party of the Philippines, said today that based on initial reports by the NPA-Central Luzon Command, the NPA in fact suffered zero casualties. Rosal said that they still have to verify initial reports that at least two soldiers of the Philippine Army were killed in that encounter."
