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El Salvador’s leftist guerrillas said they killed or wounded more than 6,000 government troops during 1985 and are prepared for many more years of war. The rebel Radio Venceremos carried a summary of military actions that sharply conflicts with government statements that the insurgents are losing their six-year civil war. “We are ready for a long battle, much longer than they can resist,” the broadcast said.
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