Hatun Asha ambush

Hatun Asha ambush
	Part of the Internal conflict in Peru
Date	April 10, 2016
Location	Hatun Asha, Santo Domingo de Acobamba District, Huancayo province
Belligerents
Military of Peru 311th Counterinsurgency Battalion;	Shining Path guerilla fighters
Commanders and leaders
President Ollanta Humala Gen. Jorge Moscoso	Jorge “Comrade Raul” Quispe
Casualties and losses
10	Unknown

The Hatun Asha ambush took place on the eve of the 2016 Peruvian general election.^[1]

Shining Path guerrilla fighters armed with long-range rifles and grenades, ambushed a Peruvian military caravan of eight vehicles at Hatun Asha.^[2] The vehicles was transporting election material and the military patrol was tasked with guarding polling places in the central Junin region. The attack left 8 Peruvian soldiers and two civilian contractors dead.^[3]

References

^ "Six more bodies found, death toll in Peru ambush now stands at 10". Fox News Latino. 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
^ "Shining Path ambush kills 10 on eve of Peru's election". Peru Reports. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
^ "Death toll climbs to 10 in Peru guerrilla attack". Retrieved 2016-04-11.

[1] "Six more bodies found, death toll in Peru ambush now stands at 10". Fox News Latino. 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2016-04-11.

[2] "Shining Path ambush kills 10 on eve of Peru's election". Peru Reports. Retrieved 2016-04-16.

[3] "Death toll climbs to 10 in Peru guerrilla attack". Retrieved 2016-04-11.

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