Bhairavnath Battalion

The Bhairavnath Battalion is an elite special operation forces Battalion in the Nepalese Army. The battalion was trained by the Israeli Special Forces, IDF, to fulfill a need to establish a special forces wing to modernize the army.[1]

The battalion was involved in special surgical operations against the "then" Maoist terrorist.

Post civil war, the battalion has been a part of special operation forces brigade and is the Parachute regiment. The Bhairvnath battalion is a part of the no 10 brigade, also known as the special operation forces brigade . Bhairavnath battalion has its garrison in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province . Bhairavnath shares its headquarter with the Nepal army para training school and the Special forces battalion also known as the 'Yuddha Bhairav battalion ' .

References
  1. "Torture in detention in Dipayal: Army offers mea culpa for barring NHRC from probe".


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