Anybody here following the actions in Nepal by the People's Liberation Army of the Communist Party of Nepal(Maoist)?
They had a huge victory last week
INSN, 9 August - According to a press statement issued by Prabhakar, Commander, Western Division of the “People’s Liberation Army” of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), a joint base camp of the Royal Nepal Army located in Pili village of Kalikot districk in the western region of Nepal was attacked on 7 August 2005. According to the press statement, 270 personnel of the Royal Nepal Army were in that base camp. Among them, 159 persons have been killed and 50 persons are still under Maoist capture as prisoners of war.
The statement asserts that the attack started at 5:40 on 7 August and ended at 4:00AM on 8 August, and within the night the base camp was overwhelmed by the rebels. According to Prabhakar’s statement, Maoists have captured one 81mm barrel with 150 rounds of ammunition, one GPMG and 5,000 rounds, 20 LMGs and 12,000 bullets, 70 Insas rifles and 30,000 bullets, 80 SLR and 21000 bullets, two SMG and 3000 bullets, Brauning Pestol-2 and 2000 bullets, two 2-inch Mortar and 200 rounds of ammunition, and very powerful explosive materials. The Maoist’s statement says that 26 rebels including Battalion Commander “Com. Lokesh” (Sarad Awasthi) were killed, and some rebels have been wounded in the clash. The base camp was under the leadership of a colonel of the RNA.
The CPNM has stated the contested elections and freedom of speech are both absolute musts for the new socialist republic, other than that there is still internal debate as to how they will set up their government.
More info can be found
www.insn.org
www.cpnm.org
They had a huge victory last week
INSN, 9 August - According to a press statement issued by Prabhakar, Commander, Western Division of the “People’s Liberation Army” of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), a joint base camp of the Royal Nepal Army located in Pili village of Kalikot districk in the western region of Nepal was attacked on 7 August 2005. According to the press statement, 270 personnel of the Royal Nepal Army were in that base camp. Among them, 159 persons have been killed and 50 persons are still under Maoist capture as prisoners of war.
The statement asserts that the attack started at 5:40 on 7 August and ended at 4:00AM on 8 August, and within the night the base camp was overwhelmed by the rebels. According to Prabhakar’s statement, Maoists have captured one 81mm barrel with 150 rounds of ammunition, one GPMG and 5,000 rounds, 20 LMGs and 12,000 bullets, 70 Insas rifles and 30,000 bullets, 80 SLR and 21000 bullets, two SMG and 3000 bullets, Brauning Pestol-2 and 2000 bullets, two 2-inch Mortar and 200 rounds of ammunition, and very powerful explosive materials. The Maoist’s statement says that 26 rebels including Battalion Commander “Com. Lokesh” (Sarad Awasthi) were killed, and some rebels have been wounded in the clash. The base camp was under the leadership of a colonel of the RNA.
The CPNM has stated the contested elections and freedom of speech are both absolute musts for the new socialist republic, other than that there is still internal debate as to how they will set up their government.
More info can be found
www.insn.org
www.cpnm.org
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