Nepali army to step up anti-guerrilla offensive
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Nepal's army vowed on Friday to strike decisively to force Maoist rebels fighting to topple the monarchy to begin peace talks just days after the king sacked the government, arrested political leaders and seized power.
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An ethnic Madhesi group that organized bloody protests in Nepal's southern plains this year said on Monday it would launch a fresh campaign to press for regional autonomy.
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Nepal's King Gyanendra is counting on a highly loyal army to keep his hold on the throne after seizing power, suspending civil rights and enforcing emergency rule in the Himalayan state, analysts say.
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Nepal's Maoist rebels threatened on   Saturday to launch street protests to press the multiparty   government for early elections to an assembly that would draw   up a new constitution.
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Despite peace overtures made this week to Nepal's Maoist rebels, the army's spokesman warned of a long and bloody battle before the guerrillas are weak enough to be forced to the negotiating table.
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Officials say they will need a further increase in combat forces to put down remaining areas of resistance.
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Nepalese forces are on alert ahead a deadline set by rebels, who have threatened to blockade the capital.
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Officials in Nepal say one soldier has been killed and at least five police officers are missing after an attack by suspected Maoist rebels.
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Nepal's army and police used  excessive force to crack down on April's protests against King  Gyanendra, causing deaths and injuries to demonstrators and  civilians, the United Nations said on Thursday.
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KATHMANDU, Nepal  - Nepali human rights groups  plan the first open show of defiance against the king's seizure  of power for Thursday, saying they can stay silent no longer  and daring him to "fill the jails."
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Nepal has put its security forces on high alert as Maoist guerrillas threaten to blockade the capital, Kathmandu -- beginning Wednesday.
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Their hands tied by the arrest of  their leaders, a communications blackout and a censored media,  Nepal's anti-monarchy forces are battling to mobilize  opposition to the king's seizure of power.
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GUWAHATI, India  - Indian troops were on alert on  the border with Nepal after intelligence reports warned of a  cross-border attack by Maoist rebels, an official said Tuesday.
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Nepali Maoists must show a fundamental change in their behavior and end violence and intimidation if they want Washington to take them off its list of terrorist organizations, the United States said on Friday.
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Nepal's government on Saturday told Madhesi rebel groups operating in the southern plains of the Himalayan country to join peace talks within two weeks or face a police crackdown.
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One of the main guerrilla groups fighting Indian rule in the remote northeast is shifting its camps to Nepal following crackdowns in other neighbouring countries, an ex-rebel said Wednesday.
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The United Nations mission in Nepal has told the Himalayan nation's government to move on and organise scheduled elections crucial to the impoverished country's future.