Cinquera Massacre Reveals Salvador War’s Relentless Toll
El Salvador's Cinquera, northeast of San Salvador, was attacked by guerrillas after a priest galvanized peasants. The town's garrison fell, civilians were killed, and hundreds fled, leaving empty houses and a town scarred by combat and vengeance. Reports place civilian deaths near forty, with up to 80 in the countryside and fifty guerrilla casualties amid a brutal sequence that transformed a once bustling hamlet into a ghostly microcosm of war.
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Death Squad Killings Reported Near San Salvador
Two young Salvadorans say uniformed death squads abducted them near Mejicanos, shot eight men found dumped along a shantytown road, and left the survivors fearing more violence. Red Cross crews recovered the bodies as Western sources link the attacks to reported state-backed squads amid stalled reforms and U.S. aid pressure.
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Green Dam project shapes up in North Africa
Algeria advances a vast Green Dam plan to plant a billion trees across the Tell Atlas from Morocco to Tunisia. The effort, mainly military driven and funded by oil and gas revenue, aims to curb Sahara spread, boost agriculture, and alter the Mediterranean climate, but faces seed shortages and a delayed 1990 completion target.
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Diplomatic view says China Vietnam clash reports inflated
Vietnam diplomats and Western officials say bulk of border fighting was exaggerated or invented with only minor shelling around eight border sites in mid April. They note Cambodia's role complicates responses and stress both sides broadcast bellicose claims while actual clashes remain limited.
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