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MRTA - Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement :
From the U.S. Department of State: Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) Description Traditional Marxist-Leninist revolutionary movement formed in 1983 from remnants of the Movement of the Revolutionary Left, a Peruvian insurgent group active in the 1960s. Aims to establish a Marxist regime and to rid Peru of all imperialist elements (primarily US and Japanese influence). Peru's counterterrorist program has diminished the group's ability to carry out terrorist attacks, and the MRTA has suffered from infighting, the imprisonment or deaths of senior leaders, and loss of leftist support. Several MRTA members also remain imprisoned in Bolivia. Activities Previously conducted bombings, kidnappings, ambushes, and assassinations, but recent activity has fallen drastically. In December 1996, 14 MRTA members occupied the Japanese Ambassador's residence in Lima and held 72 hostages for more than four months. Peruvian forces stormed the residence in April 1997, rescuing all but one of the remaining hostages and killing all 14 group members, including the remaining leaders. The group has not conducted a significant terrorist operation since and appears more focused on obtaining the release of imprisoned MRTA members. Strength Believed to be no more than 100 members, consisting largely of young fighters who lack leadership skills and experience. Location/Area of Operation Peru with supporters throughout Latin America and Western Europe. Controls no territory. External Aid None.
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ICT: Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA)
History, ideology and strategy, leadership and history of attacks. From The International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism, Israel.

FAS: Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA)
Description, activities, strength, area of operation and external aid. Links to additional resources. From the Federation of American Scientists. USA.

Tupac Amaru Uprising and the Environment
This case study recaps the 1997 hostage crisis in Peru, and discusses how and why groups such as Tupac Amaru have become popularized. Written in 1998.

 
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