Philippine military confirms its troops has killed top communist rebel commander


MANILA, Oct 31 (dpa): A top communist rebel commander is dead after an assault by government soldiers in the southern Philippines, the military said on Sunday.

Jorge Madlos, also known as Ka Oris, was the commander and spokesperson for the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the rebel Communist Party of the Philippines.

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