Second Battle of Khara

Second Battle of Khara
Part of the Nepalese Civil War
Date 7–8 April 2005 Location Khara, Rukum 28°33′42″N 82°24′29″E / 28.56167°N 82.40806°E / 28.56167; 82.40806 Result Royal Nepalese Army victory
Belligerents
Royal Nepalese Army Kha Company, Shree Bhairavi Dal Battalion 11th Brigade Nepal Police	People's Liberation Army Western Division Central Division
Commanders and leaders
Pyar Jung Thapa Maj. Hari Babu Bogati	Pushpa Kamal Dahal[1] Nanda Kishor Pun Janardan Sharma Krishna Bahadur Mahara
Strength
≈ 166 troops including 25 Nepal Police personnel under unified command	≈ 6,000 insurgents[2]
Casualties and losses
3 dead	≈ 300 dead

The Second Battle of Khara was fought on 7–8 April 2005 at an army base located in Khara, Rukum. It was a major battle of the Nepalese Civil War. The Royal Nepalese Army managed to successfully repulse the attack with minimal losses while the People's Liberation Army suffered heavy casualties.