Security & Strategic Review March 2009 (ISSN 1741-4202)

The Peruvian government has been reporting rare successes in its campaign against the Sendero Luminoso (SL) guerrillas on their two fronts, the valleys of the Upper Huallaga and of the Apurí­mac-Ene rivers. The SL remnants still up in arms have been obliquely admitting that the military drive has made an impact, and that they are embroiled in a political struggle with their former comrades.