At the end of 1992, MRTA subversives began to take advantage of the law of repentance, either with the armed forces or with the OPASM (Oficina Prelatural de Acción Social de Moyobamba). The OPASM carried out a comprehensive work with the people who were taking advantage of the law, coordinating …
U.S. Army Southern Command personnel were installed with electronic means in the Huallaga Front Command Post to intercept radio communications. This installation was part of the anti-drug forces present in the geographical area of the Huallaga Front during the height of drug trafficking in Campanilla.
Between April and May 1992, the MRTA carried out a series of offensive military actions in the department of San Martin. MRTA attacked the towns of Tarapoto, Picota, Tabalosos and San Miguel del Río Mayo. In addition to these attacks on towns, the MRTA also attacked the police posts of …
Between April and May 1992, the MRTA carried out a series of military actions in the department of San Martin. These actions included attacks on the towns of Tarapoto, Picota, Tabalosos and San Miguel del Río Mayo. In addition, the MRTA attacked the police posts of San Jose de Sisa …
Alberto Fujimori's government enacted Law 25499 on May 12, 1992, known as the law of repentance. This law allowed members of subversive groups to receive legal benefits if they voluntarily turned themselves in and collaborated with the authorities. In the department of San Martin, the OPASM (Oficina Prelatural de Acción …
In August 1992, the Huallaga Front launched a systematic military offensive against the MRTA in the San Martín region of Peru. The offensive, led by General Eduardo Bellido Mora, aimed to win over the local population through social works and establish armed civil defense patrols. The campaign culminated in the …
Beginning in August 1992, the Huallaga Front of the Peruvian Army developed a systematic military offensive against the MRTA in the department of San Martin. This offensive took place in a context where the MRTA had already lost the support of the local population due to abuses in the collection …
In September 1992, the MRTA National Directorate ordered Lucero Cumpa to return from Germany to assume the General Command of the Northeastern Front (FNO). When she was captured in May 1993, Antonio was left in sole command of the FNO and took refuge in the Pongo de Caynarachi due to …
In January 1994, following intelligence operations, the armed forces captured three important Shining Path commanders known as Viajero, Rayo and Pescador in the Huallaga Front. According to the Military Chief of the Huallaga Front, the testimonies provided by these captured commanders were extremely important for the planning and execution of …
On April 20, 1994, Colonel Jano, Chief of the Operational Staff of the Huallaga Front, made a public statement on the development of Operation Aries. He mentioned that the success of the operation was measured by the effectiveness of controlling all the existing exits on the left bank of the …
On April 20, 1994, the Political Military Command of the Huallaga Front issued an official communiqué (N° 019/RRPP/F-H) in response to the denunciations of the National Human Rights Coordinating Committee (CNDDHH) regarding human rights violations during Operation Aries. The communiqué denied the alleged bombing of the civilian population and clarified …
On April 21, 1994, Colonel Jano, Chief of the Operational Staff of the Huallaga Front, made public statements in response to reports of bombing of civilians during Operation Aries. Colonel Jano denied that the armed forces had carried out bombings, clarifying that they were actually rocket attacks, arguing that this …
During Operation Aries, the Political Military Command of the Huallaga Front implemented a psycho-social strategy by dropping leaflets from helicopters calling on the subversive commanders to accept the law of repentance. On April 21, 1994, several helicopters flew over the extensive area where the rebels were dispersed and dropped approximately …
General Alfredo Rodriguez, Military Chief of the Huallaga Front, made a public statement on the progress of Operation Aries on the left bank of the Huallaga River. He highlighted that the operation was a success because 60% progress had been made in the fight against the last bastions of the …
The first phase of Operation Aries ended on May 26, 1994, after fifty days of operations which began on April 5. The operation had to be stopped definitively due to serious allegations of human rights violations received by the National Human Rights Coordinator (CNDDHH) and the Human Rights Commission of …
Operation Aries had to be stopped definitively on May 26, 1994 due to serious allegations of human rights violations received by the National Human Rights Coordinator (CNDDHH) and the Human Rights Commission of the Democratic Constituent Congress (CCD). After fifty days of encircling operations and captures that began on April …
