| Bhutan Tiger Force | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Comrade Umesh |
| Foundation | 22 April 2003 |
| Country | Bhutan |
| Allegiance | |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Opponents | |
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The Bhutan Tiger Force (BTF) is the armed wing of the Communist Party of Bhutan (Marxist–Leninist–Maoist) (CPB (MLM)). [1]
The South Asia Terrorism Portal currently lists the Bhutan Tiger Force as inactive. [2]
On 13 December 2007, the BTF injured a refugee at the Beldangi I camp near Sangam Chowk in Damak, Nepal. [3]
On 16 January 2008, a Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) patrol exchanged fire with a group of Tiger Force militants in Lower Dhanessey in Tsirang. [4]
On 23 April 2008, a bomb planted by BTF rebels was defused near a bridge in Phuntsholing. [3] [ 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 engagement. The BTF insurgents also took some of the forest rangers’ weapons. [5]