Bhutan Tiger Force
Appearance
The Bhutan Tiger Force (BTF) is the armed wing of the Bhutan Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist-Maoist) (BCP [MLM]).[1]
Attacks
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 killed four forest rangers and injured another, later took their weapons in the Singye village.[3]
See also
Sources
- Bhutan Assessment 2008 South Asian Terrorism Portal
- Country profile: Bhutan BBC News
- Yearender : Part I Kuensel Online (Bhutan). 18 Feb 2008.
References
- ^ 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. January 1, 2009.