71.   The rebels have operated out of Bhutan over the past three years, staging hit-and-run guerrilla strikes in Assam.

72.   This came after demands from PNG that the Solomon Islands not allow the rebels to operate from its territory.

73.   Rebels had been operating freely in the jungle east of the town.

74.   Tavildara is situated on the only road from Dushanbe to the mountainous Gorno-Badakhshan region in the east, where the rebels have been operating for four years.

75.   The rebels have operated out of Bhutan for around three years, staging hit-and-run guerrilla strikes in Assam.