in uniform, and were later found dead. On 9 April, Amnesty International called on the government of El Salvador to open an investigation in to this incident. Initially, Salvadoran authorities claimed that the victims had dies in an armed confrontation with the police, but residents of the are insisted that some of those who did had been shot on the spot, while others were taken from their homes by the Treasury Police, and their bodies were found later. Some of the bodies found elsewhere had their hand bound, an act totally inconsistent with the official explanation that the victims had died in a shoot-out with the police. Later, however, both Salvadoran and U.S. officials said that "individual units" of this security force had apparently been involved, and U.S. officials stated that Salvadoran and U.S. officials were cooperating to investigate the incident. Throughout the eighties there were still many tortures and deaths that took place. One that made many headlines in 1980 was the death of four US churchwomen. Basically the women were picked up, sexually abused, and beaten to death after leaving the airport. This was done by members of the National Guardsmen. After the bodies of the women were found, U.S. military and economic aids were shortly suspended. In 1984 on May 25, five men former of the National Guard were convicted. This was the first time for members of security forces had been convicted of a crime.In 1981 there was, what seems to be, the most popular massacre at El Mozote. El Mozote is in the country of Morazan. This was a battle in which American trained Atlacatl Battalion entered the village of El Mozote and murdered hundred of men women and mostly children. Their most infamous way of death was by decapitation. Commander Domingo Monterrosa commanded the soldiers of the Atlacatl Battalion. Domingo was known for his skills for survival and pure soldier abilities, and being a natural leader. His group of soldiers were the...
