Sumpul River massacre

Name: Sumpul River massacre
Start: 1980

1980 CE.

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Between 300 and 600 Salvadoran refugees were massacred while trying to cross the Sumpul River in Chalatenango, El Salvador, on May 13, 1980 during the Salvadoran Civil War. Salvadoran Armed Forces and pro-government paramilitaries launched an offensive to disrupt the activities of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN). The offensive created many refugees, who were attacked by the Salvadoran forces. The Honduran military prevented them from fleeing into Honduras. Both El Salvador and Honduras denied responsibility for the incident. In 1993, the United Nations Truth Commission described the incident as a serious violation of international law.

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