The Bhutan Tiger Force (BTF) is the armed wing of the Communist Party of Bhutan (Marxist–Leninist–Maoist) (CPB (MLM)).[1]
| Bhutan Tiger Force | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Comrade Umesh |
| Foundation | 22 April 2003 |
| Country | Bhutan |
| Allegiance |  Communist Party of Bhutan (Marxist–Leninist–Maoist) |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Opponents |  Bhutan
|
The South Asia Terrorism Portal currently lists the Bhutan Tiger Force as inactive.[2]
History
editOn 13 December 2007, the BTF injured a refugee at the Beldangi I camp near Sangam Chowk in Damak, Nepal.[3]
On 16 January 2008, a Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) patrol exchanged fire with a group of Tiger Force militants in Lower Dhanessey in Tsirang.[4]
On 23 April 2008, a bomb planted by BTF rebels was defused near a bridge in Phuntsholing.[3] [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 engagement. The BTF insurgents also took some of the forest rangers’ weapons.[5]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Simon Denyer Bhutan tolerates democracy but not dissent The Boston Globe. 15 May 2007.
- ^ "Terrorism in Bhutan | Terrorist Groups in Bhutan | SATP". www.satp.org. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Bhutan Assessment 2008". 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ "terrorist-group-incident-text-bhutan-bhutan-tiger-force-btf_Jan-2008". www.satp.org. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ "Communist guerrillas kill four Bhutanese forest guards". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. 1 January 2009.
Sources
edit- 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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