I am assuming they unilaterally made this declaration.
Yes.
But why?
They’re backed by the USA and the Peruvian Right-Wing. A lot of their actions is based around what they can do to sabotage and divide the left in Peru (which is usually divided into three groups; Rural, Urban and the Ethnocarcerists/Velascoist/Army), meanwhile they sell drugs and help the Lima elite by attacking rural communities and Incan communities.
Yes.
They’re backed by the USA and the Peruvian Right-Wing. A lot of their actions is based around what they can do to sabotage and divide the left in Peru (which is usually divided into three groups; Rural, Urban and the Ethnocarcerists/Velascoist/Army), meanwhile they sell drugs and help the Lima elite by attacking rural communities and Incan communities.