The anti-drug operations Verde Mar I and II were carried out by the Sinchis commandos along the right bank of the Huallaga River in 1979 and 1980, respectively. These operations inaugurated a series of large-scale interdictions against drug trafficking in the region. These operations are remembered in local memories as …
In May 1980, the burning of ballot boxes by Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) in Chuschi marked the beginning of a period of intense political violence in Ayacucho, Peru. This violence soon spread to neighboring regions such as Apurímac and Huancavelica. The response from the state included harsh counterinsurgency measures by …
Ayacucho was declared a state of emergency in 1981, which marked the beginning of military intervention in the region. Since this declaration, complaints against the police forces and especially against the Sinchis have multiplied. This rejection became more acute after the murder in the general hospital of Ayacucho of three …
Georgina Gamboa was 16 years old when in 1981 she was raped by the Sinchis (special police forces). The rape occurred first in her home and she was subsequently taken to the Vilcashuaman police station in Ayacucho, where she was raped again. This case had great national resonance. The authorities …
In 1981, Georgina Gamboa, a 16-year-old girl, was raped by the Sinchis, first at her home and then at the police station in Vilcashuaman, Ayacucho. As a result of the assault, she became pregnant. Despite identifying and denouncing the eleven officers and one civilian involved, they were declared innocent by …
In May 1981, the Peruvian government deployed the Sinchis (GC) and Llapan Atic (GR) forces to Ayacucho to combat the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL). This marked a significant escalation in the government's efforts to address the growing insurgency in the region.
A 14-year-old girl was raped by a group of armed and hooded Sinchis. They violently entered her house by breaking doors and windows. They blindfolded her, put her in a car and raped her among seven of them. At dawn, they put her on a helicopter and in mid-flight they …
In 1982, subversives arrived in the community of Chapi, where they set fire to a cañazo factory and organized the villagers to support them. The Sinchis, upon learning of the incursion, interrogated the inhabitants and, after finding a shotgun, accused several of subversion and took them to Chinchihuasi to be …
In September 1982, the Sinchis, a special unit of the Peruvian police, arrived in Chalcos, Ayacucho, presenting themselves as protectors. Initially engaging with the community through activities like sports, their behavior soon turned violent. They falsely accused local teachers of terrorism, detained, and brutally killed them. This incident contributed to …
Sinchis arrived in Chalcos in two helicopters and presented themselves to the population as protectors. They organized sports championships. After two weeks they began to get drunk and captured a group of teachers, whom they accused of being terrorists without any evidence. After detaining and beating them for several hours …
In October 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out an incursion in Santo Tomás de Pata, Angaraes province. During this action, the subversives looted merchants' stores to steal supplies and destroyed machinery and equipment. In response to this attack, a few days later the police 'Sinchis' raided the area for the …
In October 1982, the PCP-SL carried out an attack in Santo Tomás de Pata, looting merchants' stores and destroying machinery and equipment. In response to this attack, a few days later, the police 'Sinchis' raided the area for the first time with the objective of searching for the Shining Path …
In mid-January 1983, after the massacre of 40 community members in the Pallqas temple at the hands of subversives, a mixed base composed of Sinchis, police and Republican Guard was set up in the community of Pallqas. In response to the Shining Path violence and after the capture of several …
In January 1983, a mixed base composed of Sinchis, police and Republican Guard was installed in the community of Pallqas. This installation occurred after the massacre of 40 community members in the temple of the same town at the hands of subversives of the PCP-SL. In mid-January, the police and …
On approximately January 22, 1983, five members of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path were killed in the community of Uchuraccay. According to testimonies, these five Shining Path members were not carrying weapons, only two of them were carrying empty Gloria milk jars. This event occurred in a …
In March 1983, a former Lieutenant Governor of Anyaniso was abducted by a group of fifteen Sinchis during an assembly in Jocaido. He was accused of publishing a memorial in the press and was subjected to psychological torture, including being forced to dig his own grave and being buried up …
On April 13, 1983, in San Jacinto, Ayacucho, elements identified by the villagers as Sinchis threw bombs at a school. This attack resulted in the death of 16 schoolchildren. The event occurred in the context of an intense military offensive in rural areas and small towns in the department of …
The Battle of Sacsamarca occurred on May 21, 1983, during the internal conflict in Peru. The PCP-SL (Shining Path) had taken control of the area, leading to the installation of a police post after the Lucanamarca massacre. However, following the battle, a police base was authorized, composed mainly of the …
Three days after the battle of Sacsamarca, twenty PCP-SL prisoners who had been subjected to intense torture and deprived of food were taken out of the dungeon. The Sinchis took them to Jinquilpata, a place near the road to Huancasancos, made them stand in line and shot them. The bodies …
One affiant was detained for the first time on May 26, 1983 in the Parque de Las Leyendas, a zoo located in the district of Maranga. In April 1983, 40 soldiers and 3 Sinchis, all carrying firearms, entered her home. The text mentions this detention in the context of cases …
Between 9 and 10 p.m., a group of policemen disguised in ponchos and hats entered the house, but wearing Sinchis' clothes and boots under their ponchos. They were young, tall, thick and some of them dark-haired, and they were armed. The family was sleeping when the intruders broke down the …
By order of the Political Military Command of the Ayacucho Emergency Zone, a counter-subversive detachment of the then Civil Guard was established in Socos. Among the personnel there were several 'Sinchis', police officers specialized in anti-subversive activities. According to testimonies, these officers committed abuses against the population, appropriating property and …
On October 9, 1983, a combined group of 35 Sinchis and members of the army arrived in three helicopters to the town of Ayalca, annex of Chalcos. They forced the villagers to gather in the main square. At the end of the meeting, about 60 people were locked up in …
On November 13, 1983, during a traditional Yaycupacu marriage ceremony in Socos, Peru, police officers known as 'sinchis' violently interrupted the event. The officers, who were part of the ex Guardia Civil, entered the house where the ceremony was taking place, demanding that the attendees leave as they claimed the …
On November 13, 1983, a group of sinchis, a specialized police unit, killed 34 campesinos, including men, women, and children, in the community of Socos in Huamanga, Peru. The massacre was part of a broader pattern of human rights violations during the conflict with the PCP-SL. Despite initial attempts to …
On December 8, 1983, a detachment of Sinchis recently installed in the Soras area clashed with a PCP-SL column. This confrontation occurred a few days after the PCP-SL executed three Soras community leaders on November 26, accusing them of being informers. As a result of the confrontation, one of the …
A group of emerretistas attacked the police post in the district of Villa El Salvador pointing out that this action responded to a determined military response to the permanent abuse, systematic aggression and assassinations that the police forces and their hyenas, the Sinchis, commit daily against popular demands. The media …
After the Shining Path attack of July 16, 1984 in Negro Mayo, where PCP-SL militants disguised as soldiers hijacked a bus and killed 30 people, initiating a campaign that left more than 100 dead in several communities, the community of Chaupihuasi managed to arrest four members of the PCP-SL. Those …
On October 5, 1984, there was an intervention by Sinchis police forces in the province of Tayacaja, department of Huancavelica. As a result of this operation, 12 people were reported dead, 11 disappeared and 8 wounded. This event occurred in the context of counter-subversive operations in the area during the …
In November 1984, in Illahuasi, elements of the PCP-SL entered a home and confronted the resident's mother, accusing her of feeding the Sinchis. They punished her with a leather whip and subsequently executed her by shooting her in the head. This incident reflects the brutal tactics employed by the PCP-SL …
On 19 May 1987, the Federación Unitaria de Campesinos de Aricoma (FUCA) organized a significant mobilization involving around 8,000 campesinos to demarcate land in SAIS Aricoma, Peru. The action was part of a broader effort to address the non-compliance of government land restructuring laws and to demand better quality land …
Between 1990 and early 1992, the Peruvian Army carried out several military operations in the Tambo and Ene basins, attacking several communities controlled by the PCP-SL. In Quempiri, on May 13, 1990, the community fled to their farms when they heard three army helicopters. On May 14, 1991, the Sinchis …
On September 25, 1990, there was an armed confrontation between Sinchis (police) forces and the Shining Path PCP in La Roca, located at kilometer 14 of the Mazamari-Puerto Ocopa highway. This confrontation was interpreted by the displaced Ashaninka natives as a defeat for the PCP-SL. The result of the combat …
On May 14, 1991, the Sinchis (special forces of the Peruvian police) entered the community of Gloriabamba, located half an hour from Puerto Ocopa. This operation was led by three teachers who collaborated with the police. The Sinchis' entry was preceded by bombings, which alerted the population of the neighboring …
Approximately 150 subversives attacked the Pichanaki police post in March 1992. The attack resulted in 1 police officer dead and 3 wounded Sinchis. This attack took place in a context of maximum violence in the region during 1992, when dynamite attacks, blackouts, sabotage, assassinations, disappearances, extrajudicial executions, arbitrary detentions and …
During control operations in Peru, individuals were often detained and subsequently disappeared after being stopped at checkpoints or on highways. These detentions typically occurred when individuals were traveling between provinces and were intercepted by authorities checking for identification or names on lists of suspected subversives. The testimony from the Truth …
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