Operation All Clear

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
Date	15 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 Royal Bhutan Army; Royal Bhutan Police; Bhutanese Militia; Supported by:; India	ULFA ; NDFB ; KLO ; NSCN ; ATTF ; BLTF ; MULTA
Commanders and leaders
Jigme Singye Wangchuck ; Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck ; Jigme Thinley ; Lam Dorji ; Batoo Tshering ; Nirmal Chander Vij ;	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	1,500–3,500
Casualties and losses
16 killed ; 35–60 wounded Disputed	160 killed; 490 captured

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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