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Operation Chameleon (Peru)
Operation Chameleon () was an anti-terrorist operation carried out on August 11, 2013, by the Peruvian Armed Forces and the Peruvian National Police that resulted in the death of Comrade Alipio, Alejandro Borda Casafranca (''Comrade Alipio''), number two of the remnants of the Shining Path and Martín Antonio Quispe Palomino (''Comrade Gabriel''). Background Shining Path member Comrade Alipio, Alejandro Borda Casafranca ("Comrade Alipio") had joined Martín Antonio Quispe Palomino ("Comrade Gabriel") in La Concepción (Cuzco) to kidnap 36 workers of the Camisea Gas Project in April 2012. After "Comrade William" was killed in action and the desertion of some of the group's members, Alipio headed for Llochegua District alongside Gabriel and 30 other men with the intent of recapturing the area. On June 5, 2013, the group broke into the a camp belonging to the ''Consorcio Vial Quinua'', where 12,000 sticks of dynamite were stolen in response to a police raid on an arsenal in D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internal Conflict In Peru
The internal conflict in Peru is an armed conflict between the Government of Peru and the Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path. The conflict's main phase began on 17 May 1980 and ended in December 2000. From 1982 to 1997 the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) waged its own insurgency as a Marxist–Leninist rival to the Shining Path. As fighting intensified in the 1980s, Peru had one of the worst human rights records in the Western Hemisphere and experienced thousands of forced disappearances while both the Peruvian Armed Forces and Shining Path acted with impunity, sometimes massacring entire villages. 50,000 to 70,000 people were killed, making it the bloodiest war in the country's independent history. This includes many civilians who were deliberately targeted by all factions. The Indigenous peoples were disproportionately targeted, with 75% of those killed speaking Quechua as their native language. Since 2000, the number of deaths has dropped significantly a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diario Correo
''Diario Correo'' is a daily newspaper with national circulation in Peru, directed by Iván Slocovich Pardo, belonging to the El Comercio Group. History It was founded in Tacna, in 1962, by the fishing entrepreneur Luis Banchero Rossi, thus giving beginning to the ''Nacional Periodística Nacional SA, Epensa'' (it replaced the ''Sur'' newspaper there). It stood out at first for carrying out local editions in Arequipa, Piura, Tacna, Huancayo and Cuzco; However, it did not have a defined political position. It reached 150 thousand copies in 1964. In 1974, when the Peruvian press was expropriated by the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru, military government of Juan Velasco Alvarado, this newspaper became directed by Hugo Neira Samanez. Correo circulated in Lima only until the early 1980s, but continued to be published in local editions in some cities in the interior of Peru. However, during the government of Alberto Fujimori, part of his assets were seized. After ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Operations Involving Peru
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a distinct military uniform. They may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of a military is usually defined as defence of their state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms "armed forces" and "military" are often synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include other paramilitary forces such as armed police. Beyond warfare, the military may be employed in additional sanctioned and non-sanctioned functions within the state, including internal security threats, crowd control, promotion of political agendas, emergency services and reconstruction, prot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
