Introduction
How is the Military in Peru and how does it work to maintain Sucity and fight terrorism? In terms of Military and security forces, we have the Armed Forces of Peru (Fuerzas Armadas del Perú or FAP): Peruvian Army (Ejercito del Peru), Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Peru, MGP, includes naval infantry and Coast Guard), Air Force of Peru (Fuerza Aerea del Peru, FAP)

Ministry of the Interior (Ministerio del Interior): Peruvian National Police (Policía Nacional del Perú, PNP) (2024).
In Peru, the Peruvian Armed Forces (FAP) are responsible for external defense in addition to some domestic security responsibilities in designated emergency areas and in exceptional circumstances; key areas of focus include counterinsurgency, counternarcotics, disaster relief, and maritime security operations; the FAP has contributed to UN missions since 1958 and has ties to regional militaries, particularly Colombia, as well as those of numerous other countries such as China, Russia, Spain, and the US; the FAP’s last external conflict was a brief border war with Ecuador in 1995; the FAP supported the police during anti-government protests in early 2023 and was accused of human rights violations 

the Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru (Comando Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas del Perú or CCFFAA) has responsibility for the planning, preparation, coordination, and direction of the military’s operations; the CCFFAA has oversight over commands for air, air defense, cyber, maritime, and special operations, as well as five regional commands (Amazonas, central, north, south, and Ucayali) and a Special Command of the Valley of the Apurimac, Ene, and Mantaro rivers (CE-VRAEM); CE-VRAEM is responsible for combating the remnants of the Shining Path terrorist group (aka Sendero Luminoso) and includes several thousand air, ground, naval, police, and special forces personnel; the FAP also provides aircraft, vehicles, and logistical support to the command (2024)
Security and military information of Peru
Military and security service personnel strengths information varies; approximately 95,000 active-duty personnel (60,000 Army; 25,000 Navy, including about 4,000 naval infantry and 1,000 Coast Guard; 10,000 Air Force) (2023)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions the military's inventory is a mix of mostly older equipment from a wide variety of suppliers, including Brazil, Europe, Russia/the former Soviet Union, and the US; in recent years, it has received some more modern weapons systems from more than a dozen countries with South Korea as the leading supplier (2023)
Military service age and obligation 18-30 years of age for voluntary military service (12 months); no conscription (abolished in 1999) (2023). note: as of 2019, women made up about 10% of the active duty military
Military deployments 225 Central African Republic (MINUSCA) (2024).
Military expenditures
Military Expenditures 2023 1% of GDP (2023 est.)
Military Expenditures 2022 1.1% of GDP (2022 est.)
Military Expenditures 2021 1.1% of GDP (2021 est.)
Military Expenditures 2020 1.2% of GDP (2020 est.)
Military Expenditures 2019 1.2% of GDP (2019 est.)
Terrorism
In Peru, the different Terrorist group(s) inlcude: Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso)
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Peru is found in South America