Overview
- Peru’s joint security command, which engaged in a firefight Sunday in Pampa Aurora in Huanta, reported two suspected Shining Path members killed in the VRAEM.
- Officials identified the dead as alias “David,” described as an alleged Central Committee member, and another fighter known as “Ramírez.”
- Forces said they seized a 7.62 mm MAG machine gun and a .22 caliber rifle during the operation.
- The raid combined the Joint Special Force and the VRAEM Special Command with specialized police units DIRCOTE (counterterrorism), DIRANDRO (anti-narcotics), and prosecutors from the Public Ministry.
- The armed forces said patrols in the valley will intensify under national law and human-rights rules, and the VRAEM remains a longtime stronghold for insurgent remnants tied to illicit economies.