Murder of Sol Naciente community members
Murder of 5 community members of Sol Naciente, Ayna, by members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in July 1985.
In July 1985, members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso raided the Sol Naciente farm, located in the district of Ayna, province of La Mar. During this incursion, the Shining Path guerrillas assassinated local villagers. The attack resulted in the death of 5 people. This event occurred in the context of the Shining Path offensive in the Apurimac River Valley, in a period when the Shining Path was in retreat in the face of the advance of the Armed Forces and the DECAS (Counter-Subversive Civil Defense).
Actors
PCP-Sendero Luminoso
perpetrator
Sol Naciente
location of attack
Ayna
district where attack occurred
La Mar
province containing attack location
Valle del Río Apurímac
region of military operations
Fuerzas Armadas
military force opposing Sendero Luminoso
DECAS
Defensa Civil Contrasubversiva, counter-subversive force