Clashes between PCP-SL and Asháninka rondas in the Central Jungle
Between 1991 and 1992, confrontations between the PCP-SL and the Asháninka self-defense groups in the Central Jungle intensified, marking a turning point in the Shining Path offensive. The Asháninka communities organized self-defense committees that, together with the Armed Forces, initiated a counter-offensive in the Tambo and Ene rivers.
During 1991 and 1992 there were strong and continuous confrontations between the PCP-SL and the rondas or Asháninka self-defense committees in the Central Jungle. The year 1991 was the turning point in the Shining Path offensive in the region, when the Armed Forces together with the organized Asháninka population initiated an important counter-offensive. The Asháninka formed native rondas or 'Ovayeriite' to defend their communities, with all adult males participating in the defense. These confrontations intensified especially in the Tambo and Ene river valleys, where joint operations between the Army and the ronderos multiplied between 1991 and 1993.