Sendero Luminoso
| Center of Gravity | Peru | ||
 | Scope | National | |
| Goal | Maoist insurgency | ||
| Status | Active | |
 | Core membership | 3001 | |
| Alias(es) | Shining Path1, Ejercito Guerrillero Popular1, People's Guerrilla Army1, EGP1, Partido Comunista del Peru1, Communist Party of Peru1, Partido Comunista del Peru en el Sendero Luminoso de Jose Carlos Mariategui1, Communist Party of Peru on the Shining Path of Jose Carlos Mariategui1, Socorro Popular del Peru1, PCP1 | |
| Formed | 1968 | ||
| Narrative and Notes (Reliable) | Formed by Abimael Guzman in late 1960s. Began fighting in 1980s; more than 35,000 killed in resultantfighting. Capabilities significantly reduced in 1990s. Involved in narcotics, kidnappings, assassinationsa and bombings. | |
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| 1U.S. State Department. 'Country Reports on Terrorism.' 2005. | |||
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