Military offensive of the Huallaga Front against MRTA
In August 1992, the Peruvian Army's Huallaga Front began a systematic military offensive against the MRTA in San Martin. This operation took place in a context of weakening MRTA due to loss of popular support and was facilitated by information from repentant militants.
Beginning in August 1992, the Huallaga Front of the Peruvian Army developed a systematic military offensive against the MRTA in the department of San Martin. This offensive took place in a context where the MRTA had already lost the support of the local population due to abuses in the collection of quotas, criminal practices of its militia members and its coexistence with drug trafficking since the end of 1990. Despite the military offensive, the MRTA had carried out actions between April and May 1992, with attacks on Tarapoto, Picota, Tabalosos, San Miguel del Río Mayo, and the police posts of San José de Sisa and Bellavista. The military offensive was reinforced by the information provided by the repentants who took advantage of the law of repentance enacted in May 1992, which allowed the Huallaga Front to capture weapons and locate guerrilla bases.