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A guerrilla man from the Farabundo Martí Liberation People's Forces (FPL) on guard in the town of La Palma, El Salvador. The fighter holds an assault rifle in his hands and shoulder. Guerrillas occupied La Palma, a town of 12,000 people, for twenty-four hours and then retreated to the hills in the middle of the night. Un guerrillero de las Fuerzas Populares de Liberación Farabundo Martí (FPL) en guardia en la ciudad de La Palma, El Salvador. El guerrillero sostiene un rifle de asalto en sus manos y hombro. Los guerrilleros ocuparon esta ciudad de 12,000 habitantes durante veinticuatro horas y luego se retiraron a las colinas en medio de la noche.
Guerrillas Assault rifles El Salvador--Chalatenango (Department) El Salvador--Social Conditions El Salvador--History--1979-1992 El Salvador--Politics and Government--1979-1992 Civil war Fuerzas Populares de Liberación Farabundo Martí
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