According to PCP-SL documents, the most numerous and most dangerous paramilitary bands emerged on both banks of the Apurimac River during July 1984, with most forming in January 1985. These gangs grew too rapidly due to the increased concentration of enemy troops in the area. The gangs were made up …
By mid-1985, the Shining Path was in full retreat in the Apurimac River Valley and the Armed Forces together with the DECAS (Defensa Civil Contrasubversiva) had gained control of the valley. The Shining Path themselves recognized their defeat by the 'mesnadas' in the VRA, admitting that the unconsolidated support bases …
On another bloody Christmas Eve, December 24, 1987, Shining Path raided the village of Rinconada near Pichihuilca. The terrorist incursion ended with the death of twelve ronderos. In addition, the Shining Path forcibly recruited 15 young boys and girls under the age of 14 and took them away. This attack …
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