Bhutan Tiger Force

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

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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.