Operation ISA

Operation ISA (1990)
Part of the Peruvian Internal Conflict
TypeMilitary Operation
Location
ObjectiveGrupo de Apoyo Partidario (GAP) and the Departamento de Apoyo Organizativo (DAO)
DateJune 1, 1990
Executed bySpecial Intelligence Group
OutcomeSuccessful operation
  • Dismantling of Grupo de Apoyo Partidario (GAP)
  • Dismantling of Departamento de Apoyo Organizativo (DAO).
  • Capture of 22 senderistas

The Operation ISA was the first operation carried out by the Peruvian Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) against the terrorist organization Communist Party of Peru–Shining Path. In this operation, the Department of Organizational Support (DAO) and the Partisan Support Group (GAP), two central apparatuses of the terrorist organization, were dismantled.