Military Statistics Suggest Shining Path Growing in Numbers

According to Peru's military intelligence, there are 500 members of the Shining Path fighting in the lawless region known as the VRAE.

What a Sinaloa Cartel Alliance Would Mean for the Shining Path

Claims that the Shining Path is now dealing directly with Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel, if true, would put the Peruvian rebel group in the same drug trafficking league as…

Peru Sees Spread of Drug Crops Outside Guerrilla Territory

Peru has focused much of its anti-drug efforts on the VRAE region, where Shining Path rebels are involved in the drug trade, but some now suggest that another region may…

Shining Path Rebel Leader Calls for Truce with Peru's Govt

One faction of Peruvian guerrilla group the Shining Path has issued a call for dialogue with the government, but the odds of the authorities taking them up on the offer…

Peru's Rebel Remnants Move Deeper into the Drug Trade

A recent attack by Shining Path guerrillas on a military base in rural Peru may have been revenge for the seizure of a cocaine shipment, raising questions about just what…

Peru Captures 2 Alleged Shining Path Guerrillas

Peru's police captured two suspected members of the Shining Path guerrilla group in separate operations carried out in Lima and the central Huanuco region.

Peru Extends State of Emergency in Rebel Heartland

Peru has extended a state of emergency that imposes military rule in a region known as the VRAE, which is a coca-growing stronghold for the Shining Path rebel group.

Peru Passes Colombia to Become World's Biggest Cocaine Producer: US

In a long-expected development, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) estimates that Peru has surpassed Colombia to become the world’s biggest cocaine producer.

US Pledges to Help Peru Fight Guerrillas, Drug Trafficking

The head of the U.S. military’s Southern Command visited Peru’s biggest coca growing region, and expressed the U.S.'s commitment to the fight against the Shining Path guerrilla group.

Why Peru Still Can't Shake its Guerrilla Army

Peru's newly-elected President Ollanta Humala has promised to send more troops to an area of the country controlled by the Shining Path guerrilla group, but the rebels have proven themselves…

Peru's Humala Calls for Closer Anti-Drug Cooperation with US

Peru's President Ollanta Humala has called for heightened counternarcotics cooperation with the U.S., requesting a host of new technology to assist his government in the struggle against drug trafficking.

Shining Path Attack on Army Helicopter Kills 2

Two Peruvian soldiers were killed in an attack on a helicopter carried out by Shining Path guerrillas in the remote coca-growing VRAE region.