As a result of the second attack on Uchiza on March 17, 1989, the headquarters of the political-military headquarters was installed in that same town under the command of General Alberto Arciniegas Huby. That year, military bases appeared in Tulumayo, Nuevo Progreso, Pizana and Punta Arenas, which would serve to …
In 1989, following the second attack on Uchiza in March of that year, the political-military headquarters was installed under the command of General Alberto Arciniegas Huby. That year, military bases appeared in Tulumayo, Nuevo Progreso, Pizana and Punta Arenas, which would serve to keep the Senderistas further away from the …
Beginning in 1989, the Peruvian army implemented large-scale operations in the Upper Huallaga that marked a turning point in the conflict with the PCP-SL. These operations began after the second attack on Uchiza on March 17, 1989, which resulted in a massacre of police and led to the re-declaration of …
In 1990, the Peruvian army intensified its campaign against the Shining Path (PCP-SL) in the Huallaga Valley. The army established military bases in strategic locations such as Tulumayo, Nuevo Progreso, Pizana, and Punta Arenas, which helped to diminish the influence of the PCP-SL in urban centers. This military presence disrupted …
Fourteen men of the troop, between classes and soldiers, deserted and took their weapons with them after the closing of the Campanilla airstrip at the end of 1992. The closure seriously affected the economy of the troops, who stopped receiving the 'quotas' paid by the drug trafficking 'firms' in exchange …
In March 1993, fourteen soldiers from the Base Contra subversiva Nº 30 of Punta Arenas deserted, taking their weapons with them. This event exposed the extensive collusion between military officials and drug traffickers, as well as the corruption within the troops, who were receiving payments from drug cartels in exchange …
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