2000 Naf War

Naf War (Operation Bismillah)
Date 8–10 January 2000 Location Bangladesh-Myanmar border Result Bangladeshi victory Dam construction stopped
Belligerents
Bangladesh	Burma
Commanders and leaders
Major General Fazlur Rehman	General Than Shwe
Units involved
Bangladesh Rifles	Burmese Army
Casualties and losses
Bangladeshi claims: none Neutral reports: some potentially killed	Bangladeshi claims: 600 killed Neutral reports: less than 25

The Naf War was a minor military engagement between the Bangladesh Rifles (now Border Guard Bangladesh ) and the Burmese border guards.^[1] The skirmish led to some Burmese military deaths, and no Bangaldeshi loss of life. Later, Director General of the Bangladesh Rifles Major General Fazulr Rahman stated on a talk show that over six hundred Burmese soldiers died. Other military officials denied the claims, further adding that the situation was resolved diplomatically and that Parliament never declared a "war".^[2] The 2,500 soldiers of the Bangladesh Rifles fought against two guard posts of the Burmese Army, i.e. 25 soldiers.