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DAN, NEPAL, APRIL 24, 2004: Posters of the King and Queen of Nepal are covered by advertisements on a wall near Dan, in Western Nepal April 24, 2004. Support for the monarchy is low as Maoist guerrillas' fight for a ommunist state.Analysts and diplomats estimate there about 15,000-20,000 hard-core fighters, including many women, backed by 50,000 "militia". In their remote strongholds, they collect taxes and have set up civil administrations, and "people's courts" to settle rows. They also raise money by taxing villagers and foreign trekkers. Though young, they are fearsome fighters and specialise in night attacks and hit-and-run raids. They are tough in Nepal's rugged terrain, full of thick forests and deep ravines and the 150,000 government soldiers are not enough to combat this growing movement that models itself after the Shining Path of Peru. (Ami Vitale/Getty Images)

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DAN, NEPAL, APRIL 24, 2004: Posters of the King and Queen of Nepal are covered by advertisements on a wall near Dan, in Western Nepal April 24, 2004. Support for the monarchy is low as Maoist guerrillas' fight for a ommunist state.Analysts and diplomats estimate there about 15,000-20,000 hard-core fighters, including many women, backed by 50,000 "militia". In their remote strongholds, they collect taxes and have set up civil administrations, and "people's courts" to settle rows. They also raise money by taxing villagers and foreign trekkers. Though young, they are fearsome fighters and specialise in night attacks and hit-and-run raids. They are tough in Nepal's rugged terrain, full of thick forests and deep ravines and the 150,000 government soldiers are not enough to combat this growing movement that models itself after the Shining Path of Peru. (Ami Vitale/Getty Images)