Bhutan Tiger Force

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

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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]

On 30 December 2008, BTF insurgents killed four forest rangers and injured another, later took their weapons in the Singye village.[3]

See also

List of political parties in Bhutan

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.
"Bhutan Assessment 2008". 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
"Communist guerrillas kill four Bhutanese forest guards". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. January 1, 2009.

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