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| Central Asia |
| 50 rebels die in Nepal clashes |
| 2002-11-25 |
| Nepalese authorities have said that around 50 Maoist rebels are now known to have died in clashes with security forces in the western district of Lamjung at the end of last week. The clashes began on Friday and continued on Saturday following a military offensive in the district's remote hill village of Bichaur where hundreds of rebels had assembled. Big mistake, putting that many of your forces in one spot. One soldier was injured and important documents were recovered, a government spokesman said. Government troops attack hundreds of rebels, killed 50, and only had one guy wounded? That would indicate you are either: 1-very good, 2-lying, or 3-hit the village with a airstrike. However, there has been no comment from the rebels, who in the past have accused the authorities of exaggerating losses, and independent confirmation of claims is often difficult to obtain. It's too remote and, sadly, no one outside cares. In a separate development, Maoist rebels freed 16 policemen abducted during a raid on the administrative headquarters of the north-western district, Jumla, 10 days ago. About 150 people, including security personnel, rebels and civilians died in the raid. The rebels have been waging an armed struggle for the past seven years. The authorities say 7,000 people have died since then - 5,000 in the past year alone. It's been a very bad year. |
| Posted by:Steve |