The first Salvadoran unit trained by the U. S. Army's Special Forces advisors early in 1981, a counter-insurgency group deployed on search-and-destroy missions, a key element in President Ronald Reagan's drive to ensure the ability of El Salvador's military to suppress rebellions. It was commanded by Lt. Col. Domingo Monterrosa, well known as a rabid fighter and directly responsible for the slaughter of 733 Salvadoran peasants at El Mozote in December 1981. Salvadorans called the battalion “The Yankees' Battalion.”
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