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Operation All Clear

For others things named All Clear, see All Clear (disambiguation).
Operation All Clear
Part of Insurgency in Northeast India

A part of the 108 chörten built on the Dochu-La pass, to commemorate the operation
Date15 December 2003 – 3 January 2004
Location
Southern Bhutan
  • Samtse District
  • Samdrup Jongkhar District
  • Sarpang District
  • Zhemgang District
Result

Bhutanese victory

  • Destruction of rebel encampments.
  • Expulsion of the remaining rebels.
Belligerents

 Bhutan

Supported by:
India India		 ULFA
NDFB
KLO
NSCN
ATTF
BLTF[2][3]
MULTA
Commanders and leaders
Bhutan Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Bhutan Jigme Thinley
Bhutan Lam Dorji
Bhutan Batoo Tshering
India Nirmal Chander Vij
[4][5]		 Arabinda Rajkhowa
Bhimkanta Buragohain  (POW)
Mithinga Daimary  (POW)
Ranjan Daimary
Milton Burman  (POW)
Tom Adhikary  (POW)
Harshabardhan Barman  (POW)
Rahul Datta †
Strength
6,000 RBA
634 Bhutanese Militia[1][6]		 1,500–3,500 [6]
Casualties and losses

Bhutan 16 killed [7]
35–60 wounded[8]

India Disputed[9]		 160 killed
490 captured[6]

Operation All Clear was a military operation conducted by Royal Bhutan Army forces against Assam separatist insurgent groups in the southern regions of Bhutan between 15 December 2003 and 3 January 2004. It was the first operation ever conducted by the Royal Bhutan Army.

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  8. ^ "A Nation Pays Tribute". Kuensel. 15 August 2004. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  9. ^ Prabhakara, M.S. (16 Jan 2004). "CRACKDOWN IN BHUTAN". The Hindu. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

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