More than 1,000 civilians were killed by U.S.-trained soldiers who entered the area looking for guerrillas but who killed civilians instead, officials say.
Forty years after massacre in El Salvador, search for justice continues
Trial hearings begin on Salvadoran massacre U.S. may have known about
An expert witness testified to the “illegal” presence of a high-ranking U.S. military adviser who may have known about the plot to kill nearly 1,000 civilians who perished in El Mozote, El Salvador, nearly 40 years ago.