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Nepal troops kill 48 rebels { March 2 2005 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050302/NEPAL02/TPInternational/Asia http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050302/NEPAL02/TPInternational/Asia Troops killed 48 rebels, Nepal says By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Wednesday, March 2, 2005 Updated at 9:17 AM EST Associated Press KATHMANDU -- Nepalese soldiers killed at least 48 Communist rebels and suffered four deaths themselves in a clash in the country's southwest, officials said yesterday. It was the fiercest clash since King Gyanendra imposed emergency rule a month ago to stamp out the insurgency. The fighting took place late Monday and early yesterday near the village of Mohammadpur, southwest of Kathmandu, after soldiers went to the area to clear trees and debris that rebels had used to block a highway, police and army officials said. Rebels hiding nearby threw a bomb at the troops and opened fire, with soldiers quickly taking positions and fighting back, the officials said. The officials said the rebel toll could be higher because villagers saw guerrillas carrying away bodies. Two soldiers and two police officers were killed, they said. At least 12 soldiers were wounded. It was the biggest fight since the King took power on Feb. 1, suspending civil liberties and promising to solve the rebel problem. Also yesterday, New York-based Human Rights Watch urged Nepal's army to investigate and halt widespread human-rights abuses, including alleged abductions by security forces of rebel sympathizers. Human Rights Watch also called on countries supporting the Royal Nepalese Army, including Britain, India and the United States, to make all military assistance contingent on its adherence to international human-rights and humanitarian law. Human Rights Watch quoted local rights groups as saying 1,200 people are estimated to have disappeared at the hands of the security forces. The army declined comment on the allegations. It has said in the past that it has improved its human-rights record and punished several officers who violated rights. More than 10,500 people have died in the insurgency. © Copyright 2005 Bell Globemedia Publishing Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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