Death Of Salvadoran Army Soldiers In Morazán

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Description: A Salvadoran woman stands outside a military hospital hoping to see her husband, Juan Pablo Rivas, who was reportedly killed along with 13 other army soldiers in a helicopter explosion over the Morazán department, El Salvador, October 24, 1983. Among those killed were Lieutenant Colonel Domingo Monterrosa and other field commanders of high rank. FMLN guerrillas led by Joaquín Villalobos, who had previously denounced Monterrosa and his command authority over the Atlacatl Battalion for carrying out the December 1981 civilian massacre in El Mozote, claimed responsibility for the helicopter crash.
Details
Title
Death Of Salvadoran Army Soldiers In Morazán
Creator(s)
Nickelsberg, Robert
Created
1983-10-24
Topical Subject(s)
Central America ; El Salvador ; Civil war ; Military ; Counterinsurgency ; Human rights violations ; Military aid ; Insurgency ; Guerrilla warfare ; Atlacatl Battalion ; Domingo Monterrosa ; Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN) ; Joaquín Villalobos
Continent
North and Central America
Country
El Salvador
First Order Political Division
San Salvador
City
San Salvador
Rights Statement
Copyright 1983 Robert Nickelsberg
Local Identifier
elsalvador_nb_0113_web.tif
URI / Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:96241

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