Army operations in the Tambo and Ene river basins
Between 1990 and early 1992, the Peruvian Army carried out several operations in the Tambo and Ene basins, attacking communities controlled by PCP-SL. These operations caused the displacement of the Asháninka population and were part of the military counteroffensive that intensified in 1991.
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 entered Gloriabamba with three teachers as guides, and upon hearing the bombs, the population of Puerto Ocopa fled into the bush. These operations were part of the military counteroffensive that intensified in 1991, when the Armed Forces, together with the Asháninka population organized in Rondas or Self-Defense Committees, began an important counteroffensive, hitting the PCP-SL hard, especially in the Ene River area.