The inter-front operations against the 23rd Infantry Battalion and the 8th Infantry Battalion which was directed by the NPA’s Regional Operations Command, was aimed in shoring up the local peasants’ clamor against the atrocious military combat operations.
Ayon kay Ka Rigoberto Sanchez, tagapagsalita ng Merardo Arce Command (BHB-Southern Mindanao), layunin ng inter-larangang operasyong ito na pataasin ang mapanlabang diwa ng mga magsasaka laban sa brutalidad ng 23rd IB.