The Shining Path rebels are brutal terrorists, with no strong base of popular support.

A8 Shining Path rebels step up terror campaign in Peru.

They came early this morning, a band of about five or six Shining Path rebels.

They are protected by Shining Path rebels who charge drug traffickers rent for their operations in the region.

The region's terrain is so rugged that Shining Path rebels easily elude military offensives.

But these figures have been challenged by some experts since the total number of Shining Path rebels is usually put around 5,000.

Reuters reported that one Shining Path rebel had died and 11 other members of the movement were injured.

Shining Path rebels also killed three village officials near Huaras, the police reported.

In separate incidents, Shining Path rebels killed at least eight people on Monday and today, including three local officials, the police and radio reports said.

Without international support it knows it cannot defeat the Shining Path rebels.