Shining Path Counter-Terrorism Operations Revive Peruvian Election-Year Security Discourses
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Remnants of the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) remain active in Peru’s Valle de los Ríos Apurímac, Ene y Mantaro (VRAEM) zone, but the group now operates mainly as a narcoterrorist cartel rather than a nationwide ideological insurgency.
The group has proven difficult to fully eradicate despite leadership losses and military setbacks, including the killing of a VRAEM Central Committee member in late March.
March counterterrorism operations were a feature of national
Remnants of the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) remain active in Peru’s Valle de los Ríos Apurímac, Ene y Mantaro (VRAEM) zone, but the group now operates mainly as a narcoterrorist cartel rather than a nationwide ideological insurgency.
The group has proven difficult to fully eradicate despite leadership losses and military setbacks, including the killing of a VRAEM Central Committee member in late March.
March counterterrorism operations were a feature of national
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