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Nepal's
Civil War - Maoist Insurgency
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War
in Nepal: Facts on Maoists
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Maoist battalion in eastern Nepal |
The
Sangram
battalion has a total of 358 guerrillas split into three companies.
This battalion has not been able to deploy an adequate number of forces
as per the decision of the divisional headquarters within the eastern command.
Guerrillas were sent from other districts to join the battalion. According
to a RNA report, the battalion had to provide Rs 100 to each guerrilla
member a month. |
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| Maoist
fighting units in Rolpa |
According
to RNA sources there are between 2,000 and 4,000 well-trained Maoist fighters,
known as the movement's "hard core". Another 12,000-14,000 so called "militia"
fight alongside them. These include recent recruits - some of them young
women - largely in their teens. They carry antiquated 303 rifles looted
from police stations. Some of the elite fighters use submachine guns and
more modern rifles, stolen from the army.
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