From: "Magnus Bernhardsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [Peoples War] Nepalis flee from army As earlier discussed on this list, most of the news from Nepal is fairly useless these days. Reading through the lines of this story one can see that people flee from the army, not the revolutionaries. Magnus http://www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/englishdaily/ktmpost/2002/jan/jan03/loc al.htm#7 Rukum youths flee home to escape conflict Post Report NEPALGUNJ, Jan 2 - A large number of youths have left their homes in Rukum district to the plains of Nepalgunj not wanting to be caught in the cross-fire between the RNA men and the Maoist rebels. Rukum is a Maoist hot-bed, and ever since the declaration of emergency, the security presence here has been very high. But as yet, no major encounter between the security forces and the rebels has ensued in the last month or so. But that has not stopped the people of Rukum, mostly youth, from leaving their villages. "I fled my home and arrived here (Nepalgunj) fearing impending army operations," says student Krishna Man Khatri of Machhini village (Khalanga VDC-5). He says now he will continue with his studies in Nepalgunj. Khatri’s Rukum is tense, and it is not easy there to sift the rumour from the fact. Like the talk that the rebels in retaliation to the army presence had planted landmines on all the major trails of the district. When this news spread, a large number of young Rukumis made their way to Nepalgunj, leaving the women and children behind. The security forces in Rukum too have been wary of the landmine threat. More Rukum young men and women left their homes and families after the rebels in a mass meeting announced ‘war’ against the security forces. The meeting was held last week at Chhinag Chautara, about 5 kilometres from the district headquarters of Musikot. RNA soldiers have been stationed at six of "the most sensitive areas" of the district while the Nepal Police is providing security in the district headquarters. _________________________________________________ KOMINFORM P.O. Box 66 00841 Helsinki Phone +358-40-7177941 Fax +358-9-7591081 http://www.kominf.pp.fi General class struggle news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe mails to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Geopolitical news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________
