Incident Summary:

06/25/2019: Assailants attacked a military patrol in Valle Manantial, Junin, Peru. One military officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Shining Path (SL).

GTD ID:
201906250041

When:
2019-06-25

Country:
Peru

Region:
South America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Junin

City:
Valle Manantial

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Peruvian Armed Forces
Specific Description Soldiers
Nationality of Target Peru
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Shining Path (SL) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Killing of three soldiers by Shining Path insurgents in Peru underlines continued sporadic threat to security forces," Jane's, June 28, 2019.