Counteroffensive against MRTA
Counter-subversive operation by the police and military forces that dismantled the MRTA column in the department of Cuzco between December 1991 and January 1992.
Between December 1991 and January 1992, police and military forces launched a counter-offensive that succeeded in dismantling the MRTA column in the department of Cuzco. This operation took place after the MRTA made its appearance in the department by attacking the Ollantaytambo police post in the province of Urubamba on April 3, 1991. The counteroffensive was successful in neutralizing MRTA operations in the Cuzco region during this period.
Actors
MRTA
perpetrator
Fuerzas policiales
military/police forces conducting counteroffensive
Fuerzas Armadas del Perú
military/police forces conducting counteroffensive
Cuzco
location of counteroffensive operations
Ollantaytambo
location of MRTA attack on police post
Urubamba
province where police post attack occurred