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Bhutan Tiger Force

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Bhutan Tiger Force
LeaderComrade Umesh
Foundation22 April 2003 (2003-04-22)
CountryBhutan
Allegiance Communist Party of Bhutan (Marxist–Leninist–Maoist)
Ideology
Political positionFar-left
Opponents Bhutan

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

History

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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]

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Citations

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

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