Bhutan Tiger Force
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Bhutan Tiger Force | |
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Leader | Comrade Umesh |
Foundation | 22 April 2003 |
Country | Bhutan |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Ideology | |
Political position | Far-left |
Opponents | ![]() |
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The Bhutan Tiger Force (BTF) is the armed wing of the Communist Party of Bhutan (Marxist–Leninist–Maoist) (CPB (MLM)).[1]
History
On 13 December 2007, the BTF injured a refugee at the Beldangi I camp near Sangam Chowk in Damak, Nepal.[2]
On 23 April 2008, a bomb planted by BTF rebels was defused near a bridge in Phuntsholing.[2] [failed verification]
On 30 December 2008, BTF insurgents attacked six forest rangers in Singye village after they set off a BTF landmine, killing four and injuring another in the whole engagement. The BTF insurgents also took some of the forest rangers’ weapons.[3]
References
Citations
- ^ Simon Denyer Bhutan tolerates democracy but not dissent The Boston Globe. 15 May 2007.
- ^ a b "Bhutan Assessment 2008". 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "Communist guerrillas kill four Bhutanese forest guards". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. 1 January 2009.
Sources
- Bhutan Assessment 2008 South Asian Terrorism Portal
- Country profile: Bhutan BBC News
- Yearender : Part I Kuensel Online (Bhutan). 18 February 2008.
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