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Larry Towell - EL SALVADOR. 1989.

EL SALVADOR. 1989. - San Salvador. 1989. Young guerillas in need of prosthetics take refuge inside El Calvario Church during the November Offensive. They were awaiting transportation to Cuba for treatment but became trapped by the government army. - Larry Towell

San Salvador. 1989. Young guerillas in need of prosthetics take refuge inside El Calvario Church during the November Offensive. They were awaiting transportatio

EL SALVADOR. 1989. - San Salvador. 1989. Child guerillas in a Soyapango neighborhood during the November Offensive. - Larry Towell

San Salvador. 1989. Child guerillas in a Soyapango neighborhood during the November Offensive.

EL SALVADOR. 1989. - San Salvador. 1989. Catholic girls and a Christmas tree at a First Communion party during the November Offensive. - Larry Towell

San Salvador. 1989. Catholic girls and a Christmas tree at a First Communion party during the November Offensive.

EL SALVADOR. 1989. - Northern El Salvador. 1989. A child soldier holds a gun and knife during the war. - Larry Towell

Northern El Salvador. 1989. A child soldier holds a gun and knife during the war.

EL SALVADOR. 1989. - San Salvador. 1989. Girls come home after their First Communion during the November Offensive. The Catholic church suffered persecution due to its position of defending the poor and the influences of liberation theology. - Larry Towell

San Salvador. 1989. Girls come home after their First Communion during the November Offensive. The Catholic church suffered persecution due to its position of d

EL SALVADOR. 1989. - San Salvador. 1989. A dead civilian woman lies on a sidewalk. She had probably been shot for breaking the 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew. In the background, government soldiers move forward to drive guerillas from the capital. Government straffing from the air, armoured personnel carriers, and then foot soldiers eventually drove the FMLN guerillas out. - Larry Towell

San Salvador. 1989. A dead civilian woman lies on a sidewalk. She had probably been shot for breaking the 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew. In the background, government...

EL SALVADOR. 1989. - San Salvador. 1989. Green Cross volunteers remove a dead government soldier during November Offensive combat in an Escalon neighbourhood. - Larry Towell

San Salvador. 1989. Green Cross volunteers remove a dead government soldier during November Offensive combat in an Escalon neighbourhood.

EL SALVADOR. 1989. - San Salvador. 1989. A Green Cross volunteer moves the body of a government soldier after fighting dies down for the day. - Larry Towell

San Salvador. 1989. A Green Cross volunteer moves the body of a government soldier after fighting dies down for the day.

EL SALVADOR. 1989. - San Salvador. 1989. A wounded civilian woman recovers with her child after government straffing of civilian neighbourhoods from the air. - Larry Towell

San Salvador. 1989. A wounded civilian woman recovers with her child after government straffing of civilian neighbourhoods from the air.

EL SALVADOR. 1989. - San Salvador. 1989. A dead soldier's helmet is left behind after his body was removed. - Larry Towell

San Salvador. 1989. A dead soldier's helmet is left behind after his body was removed.

EL SALVADOR. 1989. - EL SALVADOR. San Salvador. Two guerilla women inside emergency clinic set up to treat the wounded inside San Salvador during the November 1989 offensive. Women made up a large part of the guerilla fighting force. The fighting broke out on November 16, 1989, when an estimated 5000 guerillas showed up in the capital city and launched attacks from three sides, almost encircling the capital. The offensive was launched to push the government back to the bargaining table. In January 1992, the peace accords were finally signed ending 12 years of civil war in which 70,000 died. 1989. - Larry Towell

EL SALVADOR. San Salvador. Two guerilla women inside emergency clinic set up to treat the wounded inside San Salvador during the November 1989 offensive. Women ...

EL SALVADOR. 1989. - Soyapango. 1989. A man tries to play a guitar riddled with bullet holes in a San Salvador neighborhood where guerillas took refuge and government forces bombed and destroyed civilian homes. - Larry Towell

Soyapango. 1989. A man tries to play a guitar riddled with bullet holes in a San Salvador neighborhood where guerillas took refuge and government forces bombed

EL SALVADOR. 1989. - San Salvador. 1989. The mutilated corpses of two guerilla youths are put on display by government soldiers to terrorize the population during the November Offensive. - Larry Towell

San Salvador. 1989. The mutilated corpses of two guerilla youths are put on display by government soldiers to terrorize the population during the November Offen

EL SALVADOR. 1989. - San Salvador. 1989. A government soldier stands above a dead guerilla. After fighting diminished and the guerillas retreated, civilians had a chance to flee with white flags. Both guerillas and government soldiers usually used U.S.-made M-16 machine guns. The U.S. funded the government army while guerilla weapons were captured or stolen from army bases. - Larry Towell

San Salvador. 1989. A government soldier stands above a dead guerilla. After fighting diminished and the guerillas retreated, civilians had a chance to flee wit...

EL SALVADOR. 1989. - San Salvador. 1989. Government soldiers disembark from an armoured personnel carrier in the wealthy suburb of Escalon. Guerillas had taken over a number of houses there during the November Offensive. Here, government forces assisted wealthy residents to evacuate before shelling started. This demonstrated a major difference in the way the government treated rich and poor residents. In poor neighborhoods, many civilians were shot if they were in the way. - Larry Towell

San Salvador. 1989. Government soldiers disembark from an armoured personnel carrier in the wealthy suburb of Escalon. Guerillas had taken over a number of hous...

EL SALVADOR. 1989. - San Salvador. 1989. Shadows of civilians descending a hill after viewing the corpses of dead guerrillas put on display by government soldiers. - Larry Towell

San Salvador. 1989. Shadows of civilians descending a hill after viewing the corpses of dead guerrillas put on display by government soldiers.

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