Aerial Bombings
Toribio describes an invasion and aerial bombing campaign that happened between 1980 and 1981.
Chupamiel
Attack During Religious Ceremony
Otilia remembers soldiers storming in during a religious ceremony and killing her brother.
First Large-Scale Military Operations
Carlota recalls the first large-scale military operations which drove the population to flee.
Husband’s Capture
Dionisia describes how her husband never made it to the refugee camp Mesa Grande in Honduras, as he was captured and assassinated.
Interrogation in Honduras
Edwin gives detailed testimony of his arrest and interrogation in Honduras.
Military Cooperation
Santiago describes cooperation between Honduran, Guatemalan, and Salvadoran military forces.
The “Final Offensive”
Celestino tells the history of military repression and the early phase of armed resistance in Chalatenango leading up to the “Final Offensive” of 1981.
The “May Guinda”
Rosa remembers the “May Guinda” in 1982 and how she and her family managed to survive.
The Desembarco Massacre
Amanda describes the 1986 invasion of Arcatao, known as the “Desembarco massacre,” in which her husband was killed by the military while she was elsewhere caring for a sick child.
The Years of “Guindas”
Amanda remembers years of military operations which led the civilian population to flee in fear of being massacred.