Atlacatl Battalion
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The Atlacatl Battalion was an elite, U.S.-trained Salvadoran army unit notorious for its role in several major massacres and human rights abuses during the Salvadoran Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlacatl Battalion canonical | 3 |
| U.S.-trained Atlacatl Battalion | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Salvadoran Army battalion
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
crimes against humanity
ⓘ
massacres of civilians ⓘ war crimes ⓘ |
| allegiance | Government of El Salvador ⓘ |
| characterizedAs |
counterinsurgency battalion
ⓘ
elite unit ⓘ |
| conflict | Salvadoran Civil War ⓘ |
| country | El Salvador ⓘ |
| ideology | anti-communism ⓘ |
| involvedIn | counterinsurgency operations against FMLN ⓘ |
| knownFor |
brutality against civilians
ⓘ
major human rights violations ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | Spanish ⓘ |
| legacy |
emblematic of U.S.-backed counterinsurgency abuses in Central America
ⓘ
symbol of state repression in El Salvador ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Armed Forces of El Salvador ⓘ |
| notableFor |
El Calabozo massacre
ⓘ
El Mozote massacre ⓘ UCA massacre ⓘ human rights abuses ⓘ |
| notedIn |
UN Truth Commission for El Salvador
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Truth Commission for El Salvador report
|
| operatedIn |
Morazán Department
ⓘ
San Salvador ⓘ |
| partOf |
Armed Forces of El Salvador
ⓘ
surface form:
Salvadoran ground forces
|
| perpetrated |
El Calabozo massacre
ⓘ
El Mozote massacre ⓘ El Calabozo massacre ⓘ
surface form:
UCA massacre
|
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| role |
counterinsurgency
ⓘ
rapid reaction force ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
human rights investigations
ⓘ
international condemnation ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
U.S. military aid
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1980s
ⓘ
Salvadoran Civil War era ⓘ |
| trainedAt | School of the Americas ⓘ |
| trainedBy |
United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| victims |
Jesuit priests at UCA
ⓘ
civilians ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S.-trained Atlacatl Battalion