Witness cell phone footage from the Agusan province of the Philippines shows a Filipino attack helicopter conducting close air support for troops in contact with members of the New People's Army on April 16, 2023.

The New People's Army, also called the Bagong Hukbong Bayan, NPA, or BHB, is an armed communist faction in the Philippines that aims to consolidate political power into a one party system across all of the Philippine islands. Last year, the Manila Regional Trial Court stopped a proscription case by the Department of Justice that would mark the NPA as a terror organization, stating that the NPA has a justification for armed struggle, and that they should be legally classified as rebels, not terrorists.

The video above was recorded today in the Agusan province. It shows a Filipino attack helicopter providing close air support for ground troops that are in direct contact with NPA fighters.

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