Complete database of events related to the internal armed conflict in Peru, extracted from the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR). 5,159 events documented from 1817 to 2003.
On April 22, 1997, the Chavin de Huantar operation allowed the release of the hostages that the MRTA held captive for 4 months in the residence of the Japanese ambassador. There are indications being investigated by the Public Prosecutor's Office of arbitrary executions of some MRTA subversives who surrendered or …
The National Directorate of the MRTA made the decision to execute a commando-type military action in the city of Lima with the objective of freeing its militants. A little more than a dozen members of the MRTA special forces, operating in the central jungle, were intensively trained for several months …
The national leadership of the MRTA decided that a group of members of its forces in the central jungle, weakened by confrontations with the Army, would carry out a major national operation aimed at freeing its prisoners. After several months of intense preparation, on December 17, 1996, 14 MRTA militants …
In May 1996, at midday, the military surrounded a group of villagers who had been held captive by the PCP-SL. The military arrived on foot and by helicopter to carry out the encirclement operation. The captive villagers were in precarious conditions, with sick people among them and food shortages. This …
The second phase of Operation Aries took place from mid-June to July 1994 on the left bank of the Huallaga River. Unlike the first phase, in this stage the commandos were accompanied by repentants who pointed out the location of the Shining Path committees and weapons. The armed forces again …
The second phase of Operation Aries took place from mid-June to July 1994 on the left bank of the Huallaga River. Unlike the first phase, which used only information from repentants, in this second phase the commandos were directly accompanied by repentants, who pointed out the location of the committees, …
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 …
Operation Aries was a large-scale military operation launched in April 1994 in the Huallaga region, as part of the counter-subversive strategy in an area that remained violent while the rest of the country was increasingly pacified. However, the operation was halted in May of the same year in the face …
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 …
The first phase of Operation Aries was executed between April and May 1994 on the left bank of the Huallaga River, specifically in the areas known as Bolsón Cuchara and Bolsón Primavera. The operation began on April 5, 1994 with the objective of dismantling the Shining Path contingents that were …
Between April and May 1994, the Armed Forces carried out Operation Aries with the objective of eliminating the presence of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the area. The operation involved intense military patrol activity and even aerial bombardment of villages and homes with rocket grenades from helicopters. The areas of greatest …
Operation Aries was a large-scale military operation launched in April 1994 in the Huallaga region, as part of the counter-subversive strategy in an area that remained a hotbed of violence while the rest of the country was increasingly pacified. The operation was part of the Army's concentrated efforts to combat …
In January 1992, one of the MRTA camps was located in the district of Mazamari and was destroyed by the Peruvian Army. Nine subversives were killed in the operation. This event occurred in the context of the reconstitution of the MRTA after its defeat in Molinos in 1989 and after …
In January 1992, an MRTA camp located near the town of Dos de Mayo, Mazamari district, in Satipo, was destroyed by the army. Nine subversives were killed in the attack. This event occurred one month after the failed attempt by the MRTA to take Pichanaki in December 1991. The destruction …
Two military patrols departed from the Lircay Base in execution of the 'Apolonia' operation. The 'Escorpio' patrol was commanded by Infantry Lieutenant Javier Bendezú Vargas and departed at 6:00 p.m. to the area known as Cochajaccsa. The patrol 'Angel' was commanded by Lieutenant Abel Gallo Coca. Both patrols went to …
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 …
On May 13, 1990, three Peruvian Army helicopters arrived in the community of Quempiri, in the Ene Valley. Upon hearing the helicopters, the community's population fled to their farms in search of refuge. This attack was part of a series of military operations carried out by the Peruvian Army between …
On April 25, 1990, a Peruvian Army patrol composed of approximately 21 men, dressed as peasants, killed ten peasants in Ccashahui-Ranrapata, Chumbivilcas. The victims were: Balvino Huamaní Medina, Juan Huisa Pacco, Rosa Huisa Pacco, Rubén Alférez Triveño, Marcos Zacarías Huisa Llamoca, Quintín Alférez Cjuro, Telésforo Alférez Achinquipa, Marcos Torres Saihua, …
A Peruvian Army patrol composed of approximately 21 men left the Antabamba Military Base in an "intelligence operation" that for 12 days (from April 19 to May 1, 1990) went through five districts in the provinces of Antabamba (Apurimac) and Chumbivilcas (Cuzco). The military, dressed as peasants, raided different peasant …
In 1990, the military conducted an incursion in the Cochas district. According to the witness, the soldiers 'were disguised with colorful masks, and dressed like those chutos', evidencing the use of disguises to hide their identity during repressive operations.
On December 17, 1989, near Puerto Victoria in the district of Puerto Bermudez, in territory of the Yanesha ethnic group, an Army patrol located and attacked an MRTA camp. According to the official report, 43 subversives and one soldier were killed. This attack was part of a series of military …
In December 1989, the Peruvian Army destroyed an MRTA camp in Iscozacin, province of Oxapampa. According to the official version, 43 alleged subversives were killed in the operation. However, there is an alternative version that states that most of the victims could have been local farmers and not MRTA militants. …
On October 25, 1989, an army patrol surrounded the town of Atcas in the province of Yauyos, department of Lima. The military forced the villagers to leave their homes and head towards the town's stadium. The operation was part of the counter-subversive actions carried out by the armed forces in …
On April 28, 1989, an armed confrontation took place between an Army patrol and a detachment of MRTA militants in the district of Molinos, province of Jauja. The subversive group was on its way to take the city of Tarma when it was intercepted by military forces. This event was …
On Friday, April 28, 1989, more than 100 Army soldiers clashed with a contingent of 67 MRTA members in the Puyhuan Pampa. The MRTA was heading towards Jauja with the objective of taking the city of Tarma aboard two trucks. When the trucks were passing through the Puyhuan pampa, they …
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 …
On October 15, 1987, the Army carried out an operation with helicopter gunships against the town of Paraíso, the headquarters of drug traffickers in the Huallaga area. The attack allegedly originated in a request for help from a drug trafficker nicknamed 'Machi', who was attacked in his refuge by the …
On July 17, 1987, the combined forces of the police, Army and Air Force carried out an impressive operation to recapture the town of Tocache, which had been taken by the Shining Path PCP. Law enforcement arrived in helicopters in a coordinated operation. This action came after the PCP-SL had …
On May 1, 1987, members of the Peruvian Army arrived in the peasant community of Cuchucancha, surrounded the town with military trucks and detained four villagers. This action took place in the context of military operations in the area. On April 27, 1987, twenty members of the Peruvian Army had …
On August 14, 1985, military personnel from the Lince 6 and Lince 7 patrols, under the command of Sub-Lieutenant Telmo Hurtado Hurtado, executed the "Operational Plan Huancayoc". The military gathered the inhabitants of Lloqllapampa in the house of Alejandro Gamboa de la Cruz and separated men, women and children into …
A Civil Guard patrol accompanied by Incahuasi ronderos carried out an operation in Lucmahuaycco. According to the police report, a guerrilla base was detected in the Cacaopampa sector at 5:30 am, capturing 18 elderly women, 2 minors and 7 men after an alleged armed confrontation. On the same day at …
Between 1984 and 1990, the Peruvian Army carried out successive lightning operations on both banks of the Huallaga River in order to surprise drug traffickers and the Shining Path organization operating in the area. These operations led to confrontations with PCP-SL companies that resulted in many deaths on both sides. …
Operation Verde Mar II was executed by Sinchis commandos along the right bank of the Huallaga River in 1980. This anti-narcotics operation was part of a series of interventions that began with Operation Cerrojo (1976) and Verde Mar I (1979). The Verde Mar operations are remembered in local memories as …
Operation Verde Mar I was a forced coca crop eradication operation carried out in 1979 in the Alto Huallaga region. This operation resulted in a failure that alienated the coca grower from the State. The failure of this operation, together with the subsequent Operation Green Sea II (1981) and other …
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 …
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