The Bhutan Tiger Force (BTF) is the armed wing of the
Communist Party of Bhutan (Marxist–Leninist–Maoist)
The Communist Party of Bhutan (Marxist–Leninist–Maoist) (abbr. CPB (MLM)) is an underground communist party in Bhutan.
The CPB (MLM) aims to start a New Democratic Revolution and overthrow the Bhutanese monarchy and the House of Wangchuck ...
(CPB (MLM)).
History
On 13 December 2007, the BTF injured a refugee at the Beldangi I camp near Sangam Chowk in
Damak
Damak (Nepali: दमक), a city in eastern Nepal is one of the oldest municipalities in Jhapa District in Province No. 1 of Nepal. It is situated between the Ratuwa River in the east and the Maawa River in the west. It has Sivalik Hills in it ...
,
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...
.
On 23 April 2008, a bomb planted by BTF rebels was defused near a bridge in
Phuntsholing
Phuntsholing, also spelled as Phuentsholing ( dz, ཕུན་ཚོགས་གླིང་), is a border town in southern Bhutan and is the administrative seat of Chukha District. The town occupies parts of both Phuentsholing Gewog and Samp ...
.
[
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.]
References
Citations
Sources
Bhutan Assessment 2008
''South Asian Terrorism Portal''
Country profile: Bhutan
''BBC News''
Yearender : Part I
Kuensel Online (Bhutan). 18 February 2008.
Communism in Bhutan
Far-left politics
Terrorism in Bhutan
Military wings of communist parties
Republicanism in Bhutan
Communist terrorism
Communist militant groups
Paramilitary organisations based in Bhutan
Maoism in Asia
Maoist organizations
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