Bhairavnath Battalion

The Bhairavnath Battalion is an elite special operation forces Battalion in the Nepalese Army. The battalion was trained by the Israeli Special Forces, IDF, to fulfil a need to establish a special forces wing to modernize the army.[1]

The battalion was involved in special surgical operations against the "then" Maoist terrorist.

Post civil war, the battalion has been a part of special operation forces brigade and is the Parachute regiment.

References
  1. http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2016-09-23/torture-in-detention-in-dipayal-army-offers-mea-culpa-for-barring-nhrc-from-probe.html


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