PCP-SL withdraws to left bank of Huallaga river
In 1992, the PCP-SL retreated to the left bank of the Huallaga River due to counter-subversive actions by the armed forces, losing control of the villages on the right bank, although it continued to carry out sporadic incursions in the area.
In 1992, due to various counter-subversive actions by the armed forces, the PCP-SL began to retreat to the left bank of the Huallaga River, losing control of the villages on the right bank. Despite this retreat, the PCP-SL did not cease to carry out raids in all the villages, reminding us of the hidden but active power of the party. This withdrawal marked the end of the period of Shining Path domination in the area (1986-1992), during which they had subordinated coca farmers and drug traffickers to their interests. The withdrawal was the result of intensified counter-subversive military operations that finally broke the territorial control that Sendero Luminoso had maintained in the region.