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Nepal Rebels Attack Security Post
Maoist guerrillas and government forces in Nepal fought a pitched battle that killed scores Wednesday, after a rebel raid. The Maoists attacked a security post in their remote stronghold of Gam in the west, where troops killed up to 400 guerrillas last week in the biggest single offensive of the six-year rebellion. "The raid came about midnight and we seem to have lost heavily," one army officer, who asked not to be named, told Reuters. Communications have been cut and bad weather has prevented rescue helicopters from landing, senior army officers told Reuters, adding reinforcements were on the way. "Fierce fighting between the security forces and the rebels is continuing," a ministry spokesman said in a statement but gave no casualty figures on either side. But army officials said up to 100 rebels, police and soldiers were killed in the fierce firefight, about 450 km west of the capital, Kathmandu.That's a damned nasty war. It sure would be nice to stay the hell out of it. But I'll bet we don't... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-05-08 |
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