Two soldiers, four Shining Path guerrillas dead after shootout in Huancavelica

Two soldiers and four suspected Shining Path guerrillas were killed in the highland department of Huancavelica early Wednesday morning after an operation to capture “Comrade Raúl” turned violent, said Defense Minister Rafael Rey.

13 Peru soldiers killed in guerrilla ambush led by former teacher

One of the deadliest terrorist operations in years — suspected to have been planned and staged by a former teacher turned guerrilla — has left 13 soldiers dead in Peru’s remote Apurimac and Ene River Valleys, or VRAE, said Defense Minister Ántero Flores Áraoz. “The attack carried out with dynamite and grenades occurred on Thursday, [...]

Two police officers killed in eastern province

Two police officers were killed Tuesday in a roadside ambush on their patrol vehicle in Peru’s eastern jungle.  Officer Wilfredo Otarola and Officer Jaime Ruiz were attacked during broad daylight on a road between Villa Rica, in Oxapampa Province and Puerto Bermúdez, in Satipo. Otarola died immediately after the attack and Ruiz was transported to [...]