Has the Ejército del Pueblo Paraguayo
made any public announcements of their goals or intent?
Thanks for posting that -- we don't get nearly as much South American news as we should...
Five years on - seven fight on
A rare British journalist report from Paraguay and on this little known group:http://www.theguardian.com/world/201...rillas-epp-aca
The article starts with:
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But in the heart of South America, a relative latecomer to armed struggle is running rings around the authorities – provoking dark mutterings that the state itself is complicit in the group’s existence
How big is the group?
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The splinter group now consists of perhaps seven fighters, including the leader’s teenage sisters and pregnant 15-year-old girlfriend.
In total, the EPP and its founders have killed more than 50 people – 25 in the past two years alone – of whom 30 were civilians and 21 police or military personnel.
Suspected rebels kill eight soldiers in ambush in Paraguay
In a rare BBC report the EPP remain active:
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An ambush on a military patrol in Paraguay has left at least eight soldiers dead.The country's interior minister said the soldiers had been on a routine mission when they were attacked with explosives and gunfire. Francisco de Vargas said it was likely the gunmen were part of the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP). The attack took place near the village of Arroyito, some 500km (300 miles) north of the capital, Asuncion.
Link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-37206562
A March 2016 BBC Country Profile helps to understand:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-19978115
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Tobacco magnate Horacio Cartes won a five-year presidential term in April 2013, beating main rival and Liberal Party candidate Efrain Alegre. His victory returned the right-wing Colorado Party to the executive office it held for six decades.....Mr Cartes is one of Paraguay's wealthiest people and part of the tiny elite that controls just about everything in the country.