Bhutan_Tiger_Force

Bhutan Tiger Force

Bhutan Tiger Force

Armed wing of the Communist Party of Bhutan (Marxist–Leninist–Maoist)

For other uses, see Tiger Force (disambiguation).

The Bhutan Tiger Force (BTF) is the armed wing of the Communist Party of Bhutan (Marxist–Leninist–Maoist) (CPB (MLM)).[1]

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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

  1. [1]
    Simon Denyer Bhutan tolerates democracy but not dissent The Boston Globe. 15 May 2007.
  2. [2]
    "Bhutan Assessment 2008". 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Communist guerrillas kill four Bhutanese forest guards". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. 1 January 2009.

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