Bhairavnath Battalion
Encyclopedia
The Bhairavnath Battalion is an Army Battalion
in the Royal Nepalese Army as the elite special forces unit of the Royal Nepalese Army. The battalion was trained by the Israeli Special Forces, IDF
to fulfil a need to establish a special forces wing to modernise the army.
The battalion was involved in special surgical operations against the "then" Maoist terrorist, for which its methods came under heavy criticism regarding human rights, due to its lack of proper logistics and intelligence, and poor methods of information extraction and interrogation.
The battalion is currently merged into another battalion of special forces, mainly the Ranger battalion and other battalions of Commando
and Special Forces
Battalion
A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...
in the Royal Nepalese Army as the elite special forces unit of the Royal Nepalese Army. The battalion was trained by the Israeli Special Forces, IDF
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...
to fulfil a need to establish a special forces wing to modernise the army.
The battalion was involved in special surgical operations against the "then" Maoist terrorist, for which its methods came under heavy criticism regarding human rights, due to its lack of proper logistics and intelligence, and poor methods of information extraction and interrogation.
The battalion is currently merged into another battalion of special forces, mainly the Ranger battalion and other battalions of Commando
Commando
In English, the term commando means a specific kind of individual soldier or military unit. In contemporary usage, commando usually means elite light infantry and/or special operations forces units, specializing in amphibious landings, parachuting, rappelling and similar techniques, to conduct and...
and Special Forces
Special forces
Special forces, or special operations forces are terms used to describe elite military tactical teams trained to perform high-risk dangerous missions that conventional units cannot perform...