Break point in trekking offensive in Selva Central
1991 was the turning point in the Shining Path offensive in the Central Jungle, when the Armed Forces and the Asháninka Self-Defense Committees initiated a counter-offensive that hit the PCP-SL hard. This year marked the beginning of intense confrontations that changed the course of the conflict in the region.
The year 1991 marked a decisive turning point in the PCP-Sendero Luminoso offensive in the Central Jungle region. Beginning that year, the Armed Forces, together with the Asháninka population organized in Rondas or Self-Defense Committees, began an important counter-offensive that hit the PCP-SL hard, especially in the Ene River area. 1991 and 1992 were years of strong and continuous confrontations between the PCP-SL and the native Rondas. In September 1991, a group of 169 Asháninkas from Cutivireni were transferred by air to the Urubamba valley after suffering multiple attacks. The Peruvian Army installed military bases and Asháninka Self-Defense Committees were formed and began to patrol the area and attack the PCP-SL Main Force.