Bhutan Tiger Force
{{Short description|Armed wing of the Communist Party of Bhutan (Marxist–Leninist–Maoist)}}
{{Other uses|Tiger Force (disambiguation)}}
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| leader = Comrade Umesh
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{{Politics of Bhutan}}
The Bhutan Tiger Force (BTF) is the armed wing of the Communist Party of Bhutan (Marxist–Leninist–Maoist) (CPB (MLM)).Simon Denyer [http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2007/05/15/bhutan_tolerates_democracy_but_not_dissent/?page=2 Bhutan tolerates democracy but not dissent] The Boston Globe. 15 May 2007.
The South Asia Terrorism Portal currently lists the Bhutan Tiger Force as inactive.{{Cite web |title=Terrorism in Bhutan {{!}} Terrorist Groups in Bhutan {{!}} SATP |url=https://www.satp.org/terrorist-groups/bhutan |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=www.satp.org}}
History
On 13 December 2007, the BTF injured a refugee at the Beldangi I camp near Sangam Chowk in Damak, Nepal.{{cite web|url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/bhutan/index.html|title=Bhutan Assessment 2008|date=2008|accessdate=22 November 2014}}
On 16 January 2008, a Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) patrol exchanged fire with a group of Tiger Force militants in Lower Dhanessey in Tsirang.{{Cite web |title=terrorist-group-incident-text-bhutan-bhutan-tiger-force-btf_Jan-2008 |url=https://www.satp.org/terrorist-incident-text/bhutan/bhutan-tiger-force-btf_Jan-2008 |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=www.satp.org}}
On 23 April 2008, a bomb planted by BTF rebels was defused near a bridge in Phuntsholing. {{not in citation|date=February 2016}}
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 engagement. The BTF insurgents also took some of the forest rangers’ weapons.{{Cite news | title = Communist guerrillas kill four Bhutanese forest guards| newspaper = Reuters| publisher = Thomson Reuters| date = 1 January 2009| url = https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSB595776}}
References
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- [http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/bhutan/index.html Bhutan Assessment 2008] South Asian Terrorism Portal
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1166513.stm Country profile: Bhutan] BBC News
- [http://www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9877 Yearender : Part I] Kuensel Online (Bhutan). 18 February 2008.
Category:Far-left politics in Asia
Category:Military wings of communist parties
Category:Republicanism in Bhutan
Category:Communist militant groups
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