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Peru's new president has vowed to take a hard line against the country’s Shining Path guerrillas, and appears to have modeled his strategy on Colombia's counterinsurgency successes.

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Topic: Peruvian Armed Forces

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Ex-foes Peru and Ecuador partner against a scourge of war: land mines

In fight with Shining Path, Peru's President Humala takes a page from Colombia

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