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Two male guerrillas armed with assault rifles from the Farabundo Martí Liberation People's Forces (FPL) in the main plaza after taking La Palma, El Salvador, a town in northern Chalatenango, ten miles from the Honduras border and 60 miles north of the capital. Behind them, other fighters hold a red flag with the initials for the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) and the white and blue striped flag, the Salvadoran flag. The guerrilas had just concluded a successful campaign in January 1983 taking Berlín, San Agustín, and La Palma. Dos guerrilleros armados con fusiles de asalto de las Fuerzas Populares de Liberación Farabundo Martí (FPL) en la plaza principal después de tomar La Palma, El Salvador, una ciudad en el norte de Chalatenango, a diez millas de la frontera con Honduras y 60 millas al norte de la capital. Detrás de ellos, otros combatientes sostienen una bandera roja con las siglas del Frente Farabundo Martí para la Liberación Nacional (FMLN) y la bandera de rayas blancas y azules, la bandera salvadoreña. Los guerrilleros acababan de concluir una exitosa campaña en enero de 1983 con Berlín, San Agustín y La Palma.
Guerrillas Public meetings Assault rifles Flags Banners 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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