Shining Path

Orlando Alejandro Borda Casafranco, alias "Comrade Alipio"

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Peru Security Forces Kill Shining Path No. 2

by Charles Parkinson 12 Aug 201324 Apr 2023

Former Peruvian congresswoman Nancy Obregon

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Recordings Implicate Ex-Congresswoman in Peru Drug Deals

by James Bargent 1 Aug 201324 Apr 2023

Children recruited by the Shining Path in Peru

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Children Rescued From Shining Path in Peru

by James Bargent 31 Jul 201324 Apr 2023

Vehicles burned by Shining Path guerrillas

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Shining Path Burn $5 Million of Equipment in Extortion Attack

by James Bargent 25 Jul 201324 Apr 2023

Nancy Obregon

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Ex-Congresswoman Arrested for ‘Shining Path Links’

by Elyssa Pachico 18 Jul 201324 Apr 2023

A boat seized by Peruvian authorities

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Police Op Targets Shining Path Finances

by Elyssa Pachico 14 May 201324 Apr 2023

Peruvian plans to send recruits to the VRAEM

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Peru Announces Military Draft as Govt Fights Traffickers, Rebels

by Miriam Wells 28 Mar 201324 Apr 2023

Peruvian military operations in the VRAE region

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Peru to Build Military Base in Drug, Guerrilla Heartland

by James Bargent 13 Feb 201324 Apr 2023

Shining Path leader Artemio

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Jailed Shining Path Leader Using Legal System as Political Platform

by Elyssa Pachico 10 Jan 201324 Apr 2023

The mayor of Echarate, reported new home of the Shining Path

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Shining Path Moves Command to New Territory

by Hannah Stone 27 Nov 201224 Apr 2023

A memorial to Cesar Vilca, who died in a rescue mission

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Peru Weighs Proposal to Hike Military Budget, Double Number of Police

by Hannah Stone 23 Oct 201224 Apr 2023

Peruvian soldiers on patrol in the VRAE

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Peru to Install Military Bases in Region Held by Shining Path

by InSight Crime 16 Oct 201224 Apr 2023

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