The term '''Death Squad''' refers to groups of paramilitary henchmen in the employ of political groups and leaders, governments, rebels and terrorists who are used as covert execution squads, and whose existence is generally denied by their supporters. Their purpose is to terrify and/or eliminate opponents of the sponsors. Death Squads have been associated at various times with:
* Government-sponsored executions murders in 1980's 1980s and 90's 90s Iraq under the rule of Sadaam [[Saddam Hussein]]* Government-sponsored executions murders in 1970's Argentina 1970s Chile under [[General Pinochet]]* Government-sponsored executions murders in Argentina in the 1970s under the military [[junta]]* Government-sponsored murders in [[El Salvador ]] in the 1980's1980s* Rebel-sponsored ([[FARC]]) executions murders in [[Colombia ]] in 90's 1990s and 00's2000s* Rebel-sponsored ([[Sendero Luminoso]]) executions murders in [[Peru ]] in the 80's1980s* Rebel-sponsored ([[Antifa]]) murders in the [[United States]] in 2020s under [[Biden/Harris]]
The use of Death Squads has also been seen in countries such as * [[GuatemalaAlgeria]], * [[Cambodia]], * [[LaosChina]], * [[VietnamEast Timor]], * [[ChinaGuatemala]], * [[Honduras]], * [[PalestineIndia]], * [[East TimorIndonesia]], * [[IndonesiaLaos]], * [[AlgeriaMyanmar]], * [[IndiaPalestine]], * [[MyanmarVietnam]], and countless others.
==References==
[http://www.crimesofwar.org/thebook/death-squads.html]
[[categoryCategory:politicsInternational Political Terms]][[categoryCategory:terrorismTerrorism]]