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There was nothing unusual about the request for reinforcements. Citing the presence of Maoist rebels and fears of an attack, the letters from Achham chief district officer Mohan Singh Khadka had piled up steadily over the winter. But not until early February did the army order the garrison in the western district town of Mangalsen reinforced with 19 extra soldiers, bringing the total to 58. "All 75 districts are constantly demanding more troops," says a senior Nepalese military official. "We get all these reports: 100 Maoists seen here, 100 seen there. And some member of Parliament is always demanding more...
...This time Khadka was not crying wolf. Just after midnight on Feb. 17, an army of at least 2,000 of Nepal's Maoist guerrillas?up to half of the core group of armed rebels?fell on Mangalsen from the surrounding Himalayan hills. Their rockets cut through the walls of government offices and police stations, while mortars whistled overhead. After forcing residents into the open, the guerrillas blew buildings apart. They ransacked the bank, making off with $263,000, and freed 16 comrades from the Mangalsen jail while more troops overran Sanfebagar airport 20 km away...
Nepal State of Emergency Parliament voted to extend another three-month state of emergency after rebels killed more than 140 troops and police in the deadliest-ever raids by Maoist insurgents. Barely five hours after the announcement, rebels raided a police post in the western Salyan district, killing at least 24 policemen...
...inviting American troops back in remains a sensitive decision for President Gloria Arroyo. Her insistence that U.S. forces will be limited to advisory and support roles may reflect a concern that her political rivals may try to exploit nationalist sentiments against her over a renewed American presence. The Maoist New People's Army whose four-decade insurgency in the central Philippines continues has also vowed to keep the U.S. out, and there is some concern that the American presence may even prompt the MILF to end its cease-fire, or be exploited in inter-factional conflict on the southern islands...
NEPAL Red Alert King Gyanendra declared a state of emergency and ordered troops into battle after Maoist guerrillas broke a four-month truce with a series of deadly attacks. The country had previously relied on its under-equipped police force to contain the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), which has been fighting to topple the monarchy since 1996. At least 220 people died in the week?s fighting, which included the rebels? first-ever strike on an army post...