Bangladesh: M-16 rifle, bullets found in Ashulia "Police recovered an abandoned M-16 rifle and 236 bullets from Ashulia in Uttara yesterday. Police believe activists of the outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) might have left the arms and ammunition, 182 rounds of which are of M-16 rifle and the rest of AK-47 rifle."
India, Andra Pradesh: Police VHF signals were tapped by PW "People's War (PW) naxalites reportedly intercepted messages being conveyed on the police VHF (very high frequency) wireless sets on the movements of the chief minister during his visit to Tirupati on Oct. 1."
Peru: Shining Path rebels 'tax' logging in Brazil jungle "Peru's Shining Path rebels, who have begun launching attacks there again after lying low for years, are ''taxing'' illegal logging and drug-smuggling operations on the jungle border with Brazil to raise funds, a top Brazilian policeman said on Monday."
India: Extremist resurgence "The landmine attack on Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu's car at Tirupati on October 1 brought the Left-wing extremist movement back into sharp focus, disproving the claims of the State government that it had nearly succeeded in driving the People's War (P.W.) guerillas away from the plain areas and confining them to the forest tracts. In the past few years, the police have been exuberant. They did indeed deal some stunning 'military' blows to the P.W. movement. A spate of surrenders following the killing of top cadre/leaders in 'encounters' forced the ultra-Left underground party to change drastically its tactics and strategies. The P.W. movement in the north Telangana districts of Andhra Pradesh was a role model not only for the underground activists in the country, but also for the Maoists in Nepal. "
India: Maoists thrive despite Bengal's development efforts "A landmine attack by Maoists on a police patrol in West Bengal may signal the rebels' growing influence in the Communist-ruled state despite development efforts in the countryside. The attack, their second in five months, surprised authorities who have been claiming success in quelling the Maoist extremist movement with a slew of schemes to improve the lot of the rural poor. The rebels belonging to Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) blew up a police jeep in the jungles of Purulia district, some 350 km west of here, killing a police officer and injuring 13 on Saturday."
India: Several Chhattisgarh ministers face threat from Maoists "Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi and several ministers and public representatives of the state are on the 'hit list' of Maoist guerrilla groups, according to the police. Following the recent bid on the life of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu by Maoists, Chhattisgarh Police have beefed up security for all ministers and public representatives who face a threat from the outlawed rebels. "
India: First MCC action in West Bengal "Naxalites struck on a police party this evening, killing the officer-in-charge of Bandwan police station and seriously injuring five police personnel, in one of the most serious acts of insurgency in south Bengal. The landmine blast and ambush by activists of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) took place around 4 pm in the Kantabora forest region of Bandwan block in southeast Purulia."
India: Women Maoists active in Jharkhand "So far 15 women extremists have been arrested in the state under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), say police. Of them, 11 belong to the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) and the rest to the People's War Group."
Turkey: Four Maoists Killed In Tokat "During the operations of security forces, four members of the [...] organization Maoist Communist Party (MKP) were killed in rural areas of Zile town of eastern Black Sea region of Tokat on Sunday. "
Rebel violence flares in Nepal "At least 27 people are said to have been killed as Maoist insurgents escalated their campaign in Nepal. A weekend of clashes have left 90 people dead, marking a bloody return to violence after a nine-day ceasefire collapsed last week. "
