43 suspected MRTA members killed in Iscozacín
The Army destroyed an MRTA camp in Iscozacin, Oxapampa, killing 43 alleged subversives in December 1989. There is controversy over the identity of the victims, as they may have been local farmers.
In December 1989, the Army destroyed an MRTA camp in Iscozacín, Oxapampa, resulting in the death of 43 alleged subversives. However, there is an alternative version that indicates that most of the victims may have been local farmers and not MRTA members. This event occurred a few days after the assassination of Alejandro Calderon, president of ANAP, by MRTA. The incident represents one of the most important setbacks suffered by MRTA in the region during 1989, a year in which the organization was severely decimated by counter-subversive forces.