Military patrol visits Pusacpampa and urges the formation of patrols
A military patrol visited Pusacpampa in November 1989, gathered the population and urged them to organize themselves into peasant patrols. This action was part of the Army's strategy to promote the formation of Self-Defense Committees against the PCP-Sendero Luminoso.
In November 1989, a military patrol visited the community of Pusacpampa in the context of the opposition to the Shining Path order that was developing in the highlands of Canipaco and Cunas. During this visit, the military troops gathered the local population and urged them to organize themselves into peasant patrols to confront the advance of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This military action was part of a broader Army strategy to promote the formation of Self-Defense Committees in rural areas affected by subversive violence. The military initiative sought to counteract Shining Path influence by organizing the civilian population into defense structures.