1 Peru soldier, 5 rebels dead in military campaign

Suspected Shining Path rebels killed a Peruvian soldier in a remote coca-producing region where the military is waging an offensive against a rebel stronghold, military officials said. The soldier died Wednesday when his patrol was attacked in the Apurimac River valley, according to a statement from the joint armed forces command issued late Wednesday. In early September, Peru's military began a campaign in the remote jungle region of Vizcatan, an important gateway to the Apurimac River valley for cocaine smugglers that is considered to be the last remaining... [read full story]