INSURGENT ACTIVITY EL SALVADOR (SANITIZED)

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• Original Classification: S
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 20, 2010
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 18, 1984
• Content Type: REPORT

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18 DECEMBER 1984
INSURGENT ACTIVITY
EL SALVADOR (S/NF7
1. SIGNIFICANCE: ASSESSMENT OF INSURGENT ACTIVITY IN
EL SALVADOR.
2. REMARKS: OLYMPIC VICTOR (U-2) IMAGERY OF
COVERFD THE ENTIRE LANDMASS OF EL SALVADOR WITH CLEAR
IMAGERY OF GOOD INTERPRETABILITY, ALLOWING AN IMAGERY-
DERIVED ASSESSMENT OF ACTIVITY AT 12 MAJOR GUERRILLA CAMP
CONCENTRATIONS (GRAPHIC 1).
INCREASFD INSURGENT ACTIVITY WAS IDENTIFIED AT FOUR OF THE
CONCENTRATIONS. AT THE QDA DEL PITAL GUERRILLA CAMP 19 IN
THE LAS TABLAS GUERRILLA CONCENTRATION IN SOUTHWEST
CHALATENANGO DEPARTMENT A WELL USED EXERCISE FIELD HAD
BEEN ESTABLISHED SINCE AUGUST 1984. THE HOUSING SHELTERS,
SUPPORT BUILDINGS, AND TRAILS AT THE CAMP WERE PROTECTED
BY TRENCHES AND FIRING POSITIONS (GRAPHIC 2). TWO RUNNING
TRACKS WERE NEWLY IDENTIFIED AT THE EL LIMON GUERRILLA
CAMP IN THE JOATECA GUERRILLA CONCENTRATION IN NORTHEAST
MORAZAN DEPARTMENT AND PLANTANARES GUERRILLA CAMP WAS
NEWLY IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE TOROLA GUERRILLA CONCENTRATION
IN NORTHWEST MORAZAN DEPARTMENT. CTON Y CRIO SAN JERONIMO
GUERRILLA CAMP WAS NEWLY IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE SANTA CLARA
GUERRILLA CONCENTRATION IN NORTHERN SAN VICENTE
DEPARTMENT.
CONTINUED INSURGENT PRESENCE WAS NOTED AT THREE OF THE
GUERRILLA CONCENTRATIONS. RUNNING TRACKS APPEARED WELL
USED AT LA ESPERANZA GUERRILLA CAMP WITHIN THE JUCUARAN
GUERRILLA CONCENTRATION IN SOUTHWEST SAN MIGUEL DEPARTMENT
(GRAPHIC 3). WELL WORN TRAILS AND AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY
WERE OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE CINQUERA GUERRILLA
CONCENTRATION IN EASTERN CUSCATLAN DEPARTMENT. A WELL
WORN TRAIL NETWORK SUGGESTED A CONTINUED INSURGENT
PRFSENCF WITHIN THE SAN AGUSTIN GUERRILLA CONCENTRATION IN
WESTERN USULUTAN DEPARTMENT.
LOWER LEVELS OF INSURGENT ACTIVITY WERE OBSERVED AT FIVE
OF THE GUERRILLA CONCENTRATIONS. A FORCE OF AT LEAST 250
PPOBABLF GOVERNMENT TROOPS WAS OBSERVED ON THE MAIN ROAD,
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Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered
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6 NM SOUTH OF SUCHITOTO IN SUCHITOTO GUERRILLA
CONCENTRATION IN CUSCATLAN DEPARTMENT. THE PRESENCE OF
THESE TROOPS MAY HAVE BEEN IN RESPONSE TO LOCAL GUERRILLA
ACTIVITY. NO INSURGENT ACTIVITY WAS NOTED AT THE BUENA
VISTA GUERRILLA CONCENTRATION IN CENTRAL SAN VICENTE
DEPARTMENT, THE CHALATENANGO GUERRILLA CONCENTRATION IN
SOUTHEAST CHALATFNANGO DEPARTMENT, THE JIOTIQUE GUERRILLA
CONCENTRATION IN NORTHEAST SAN MIGUEL DEPARTMENT, AND PENA
BLANCA GUERRILLA CONCENTRATION IN NORTH-CENTRAL CABANAS
DEPARTMENT. (S/NF)
3. QDA PFL PITAL GUERRILLA
COORDINATES 14-03-21N
FL LIHON GUERRILLA CAMP
CAMP 19
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LA FSPERANZA GUERRILLA CAMP
PLANTANARES GUERRILLA CAMP
CTON Y CRIO SAN JERONIMO
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work.
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