The Santa Cruz massacre was an eight-day massacre in November 1981 that killed dozens of civilians at Victoria, in the Cabañas Department of El Salvador. It took place during the Salvadoran Civil War.
During the massacre, the Armed Forces of El Salvador killed civilians as they deployed scorched earth tactics during an anti-guerilla military action.
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