Word: monterrosa
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...number of villages in Morazan. Somewhat to their surprise, they encountered only perfunctory resistance. The rebels quickly abandoned the towns, melting into the green hills near the Honduran frontier and leaving behind booby traps. Confident that the victory would hold, the brigade's commander, Lieut. Colonel Domingo Monterrosa, commended two freshly combat-tested battalions in a field outside Perquin...
...shed its "9t05" habits and aggressively pursue the guerrillas in their strongholds. The army also helped relocate hundreds of peasants who have been alienated by a guerrilla recruitment drive. In addition, the Salvadoran army says that since January some 400 demoralized rebels have turned themselves in to the army. Monterrosa's brigade now plans to establish a permanent presence, including a forward command post, in the reoccupied areas...