Second Battle of Khara

Second Battle of Khara
Part of the Nepalese Civil War
Date7–8 April 2005
Location28°33′42″N 82°24′29″E / 28.56167°N 82.40806°E / 28.56167; 82.40806
Result Royal Nepalese Army victory
Belligerents

Royal Nepalese Army

Nepal Nepal Police

People's Liberation Army

  • Western Division
  • Central Division
Commanders and leaders
Pyar Jung Thapa
Maj. Hari Babu Bogati
Pushpa Kamal Dahal[1]
Nanda Kishor Pun
Janardan Sharma
Krishna Bahadur Mahara
Strength
≈ 166 troops including 25 Nepal Police personnel under unified command ≈ 6,000 insurgents[2]
Casualties and losses
3 dead ≈ 300 dead

The Second Battle of Khara was fought on 7–8 April 2005 at an army base located in Khara, Rukum. It was a major battle of the Nepalese Civil War. The Royal Nepalese Army managed to successfully repulse the attack with minimal losses while the People's Liberation Army suffered heavy casualties.

  1. ^ Bibhas, Nabin. "फाइटर झरनाको असली लडाइँ". Nayapatrika. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. ^ Giri, Krishna. "कमरेड ! अब म पनि नोकरी गर्दैछु". Shilapatra. Retrieved 12 September 2020.