The World - News from Jan. 13, 1985
About 3,000 Salvadoran troops were reported moving into Morazan province in what appeared to be a military push against a leftist rebel stronghold. Residents of the area, about 100 miles northeast of San Salvador, said the region was pounded by artillery and a C-47 gunship. The rebels’ Radio Venceremos said fighting has started but gave no details. Many towns in the region, long a stronghold for guerrillas opposed to the U.S.-backed government, are deserted as residents fled the fighting.
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