Maoists towards new military strategy

October 10, 1999
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The Maoists will now run their campaign according to military strategy. Of the 8 military strategy adopted globally two of them fall under the terrorist activities. According to a high level source of the Maoist, the Maoists volunteers in the districts will take up attrition policy to save their guerrillas. The responsibility of this has been given to the wives of the Maoists’ district or area commanders.

It is said Sher Man Kunwar, Maoist commander of Sindhuli is still alive only because of his wife. The Maoists have also started mobile guerrilla warfare with the entering of their campaign into the fourth year. In tactical terms of the Maoists it is called blitzkrieg. The Maoist commander said the Maoists have given more emphasis on blitzkrieg at present. The Hetauda-born commander, has his action area is Gorkha. He also has a secret hideout in Kathmandu. He showed his hideout to this reporter on the basis of confidence.

(Ravibar, October 10, Sunday)