Murder of more than 40 villagers in Pampacancha
In August 1984, the PCP-SL launched a devastating attack against Pampacancha after the retreat of the Marines, killing more than 40 men and women with the support of hundreds of poorly armed peasants.
In February 1984, the Marines considered Pampacancha sufficiently well organized and withdrew to train another community. When the Marines withdrew again in April 1984, Shining Path, with the support of hundreds of poorly armed peasants, launched a new devastating attack against Pampacancha. In this attack, which occurred in August 1984, approximately 40 men and women were killed. The attack occurred after the Navy had organized the community into Civil Defense Committees, leaving them vulnerable after their withdrawal.