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<p><b> </b><b>In a video provided to Daily Mail Online by local TV, one man from each of the notorious gangs &#8211; Barrio 18 Revolucionarios, Barrio 18 Sureños, and MS 13 &#8211; announced the unprecedented move on Saturday. Above is a screen grab from the blurry clip.</b></p>
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<h1><span style="color:#660000;"><span style="font-size:x-large;"> El Salvador this year became most violent peacetime country on earth</span></span></h1>
<h1><span style="color:#660000;"><span style="font-size:x-large;"> Now Salvadoran crime lords just called a &#8216;truce&#8217; in the face of the increasingly violent government &#8216;war&#8217; on gangsters</span><br />
<span style="color:#0c343d;"><span style="font-size:large;"> Rivalry between three gangs, Barrio 18 Revolucionarios, Barrio 18 Sureños, and MS 13, has driven up murder rate to around one person an hour in the last three months<br />
Violence has intensified since President Cerén declared &#8216;war&#8217; on gangs<br />
Days ago, Cerén announced &#8216;extraordinary&#8217; new measures start next week</span></span></span></h1>
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<div class="imageCaption"><span style="font-size:small;"><b>This year, El Salvador usurped Honduras to become the most violent peacetime country in the world. The violence is borne out of the vicious gang rivalry (Barrio 18 members pictured)</b></span></div>
<p><span style="font-size:small;">El Salvador&#8217;s three biggest gangs have united to announce a nationwide ceasefire on all homicides and violence for 72 hours to persuade the president to stop his hard-line &#8216;war&#8217; on the brutal network which kills one person every hour. </span></p>
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<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">In a video provided to Daily Mail Online by local TV, one man from each of the notorious gangs &#8211; Barrio 18 Revolucionarios, Barrio 18 Sureños, and MS 13 &#8211; announced the unprecedented move on Saturday. </span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">It comes days after President Salvador Sánchez Cerén vowed to unleash &#8216;extraordinary&#8217; new measures next week in his self-professed &#8216;war&#8217; on gangs. </span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">He has already ordered killings of gang members and armed takeovers of gang hot spots. </span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">Addressing the president, the gang members claim they will personally ensure there are no killings, massacres, or attacks between now and Wednesday to demonstrate their control over the gang-related crime which has made El Salvador the most violent peacetime country in the world.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">Twelve hours into the truce, there had been no homicide reports anywhere in the country. There are usually at least 12 killings by mid-morning. </span></div>
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<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">&#8216;You cannot get rid of gangs, we are part of our country&#8217;s community. We have the tools to destroy the political infrastructure of this country,&#8217; says one man, whose face is covered by a bandanna and voice distorted.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="color:#666666;font-size:small;"><b><span style="font-size:medium;"><i><span style="font-size:14.4px;">&#8216;We have ordered every member of our gang to cease homicides of all kind nationwide to show the general public, the government, and international powers in our country that there is no need to bring in measures which will simply destroy the constitution and all the laws that depend on it.&#8217;</span></i></span></b></span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">This year, El Salvador usurped Honduras to become the most violent peacetime country in the world, with almost 3,000 deaths in the last three months alone.</span></div>
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<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">Last year there were 100 deaths per 100,000 residents &#8211; the highest murder rate of any country in at least 20 years. </span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">The violence is borne out of the vicious rivalry between Barrio 18 Revolucionarios, Barrio 18 Sureños, and Mara Salvatrucha (also known as &#8216;MS 13&#8217;).</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">The US Peace Corps even withdrew all operations from the country in January amid security fears. </span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">The killings have intensified since President Cerén declared &#8216;war&#8217; on the &#8216;maras&#8217; (youth gangs). His measures included classifying gangs as terrorist groups, capturing and killing suspected gang members, and sending the army into gang hot spots.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">Earlier this month Cerén tabled a plan to call a nationwide state of emergency in the hubs of the gangs. </span></div>
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<p><span style="font-size:small;"><b>Last year there were 100 deaths per 100,000 residents in El Salvador &#8211; the highest murder rate of any country in at least 20 years</b></span></p>
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<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;"><span class="mol-style-bold">The three biggest gangs each had one representative in the video announcing a joint ceasefire.</span></span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;"><span class="mol-style-bold">Barrio 18 has split into two gangs: the Sureños and the Revolucionarios. </span></span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;"><span class="mol-style-bold">The third is MS 13, which used to be the biggest but is now outnumbered by the two Barrio factions.</span></span></div>
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<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">His policies &#8211; and aggressive rhetoric &#8211; have drawn fierce criticism, with the paper of record El Faro blaming him for what they call &#8216;our own Vietnam War&#8217;. </span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">Despite their gripes with each other, Barrio 18 Revolucionarios, Barrio 18 Sureños, and MS 13 last summer united in an unusual merger to unanimously wage war on the government.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">Around the same time, Barrio 18 also declared a takeover of El Salvador&#8217;s transport system, to demonstrate the control they exercise over the country&#8217;s most basic and necessary amenities. </span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">Now, Barrio 18 Revolucionarios, Barrio 18 Sureños, and MS 13 are trying a new approach to keep the government out of their operations.</span></div>
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<h3 class="wocc"><span style="color:#666666;"><i><span style="font-weight:bold;">WHO ARE THE GANGS CALLING TRUCE?</span></i></span></h3>
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<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">The low-quality video is dark and blurry. The three men sat in front of the camera are covering their faces, and their voices have been distorted. </span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">Each one makes a statement vowing to show how much control they have over the seemingly uncontrollable murder rate.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">In fact, they claim it is the repressive government that &#8216;provokes&#8217; them to murder and brutalize the people of El Salvador.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">&#8216;Even though in reality we are controlled by a repressive government which is provoking us to commit violence, we will show that we are capable of carrying this out,&#8217; one says.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">&#8216;We ask our brothers to be patient if they feel provoked by the police or the army, to show that we are not the problem.&#8217;</span></div>
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<p><span style="font-size:small;"><b>The US Peace Corps even withdrew all operations from the country in January amid security fears</b></span></p>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">Another adds: &#8216;We want people to know that we&#8217;re not doing this for the police or the government. We&#8217;re not conspiring with any corrupt politicians. This is our gang&#8217;s own initiative to curb all kinds of violence.&#8217;</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">Government spokesman Eugenio Chicas hit back at the video, saying there will be no exceptions made for criminals, adding that the president will exercise &#8216;all necessary measures to fight and protect the population.&#8217;</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">Barrio 18 was founded in Los Angeles but its core operations are now based in El Salvador, with off-shoots dotted across the Western Hemisphere as far as Canada.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">Barrio 18 has since split into two gangs: the Sureños and the Revolucionarios. </span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">It is largely made up of young people. </span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:small;">According to government figures, 88 per cent of schools have Barrio 18 Revolucionarios, Barrio 18 Sureños or MS 13 gang members in their classrooms.</span></div>
<h3 class="wocc"><i><span style="color:#351c75;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Full Transcript Of Ceasefire Announcement Video</span></span></i><span style="font-size:small;"><span class="mol-style-bold"><span class="mol-style-italic"><span style="font-weight:normal;">El Salvador&#8217;s three biggest gangs have united to announce a nationwide ceasefire on all homicides and violence for 72 hour<span style="background-color:#dddddd;">s. </span></span></span></span> </span><span style="font-weight:normal;"><span style="font-size:small;"><span class="mol-style-bold"><span class="mol-style-italic">In exchange they tell the government to stop waging war on gangs. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:small;"><span class="mol-style-bold"><span class="mol-style-italic">Below is the full transcript from their video.</span></span></span><span style="font-size:small;"><span class="mol-style-bold"> </span></span></span></h3>
<h3 class="wocc"><span style="font-size:small;"><span class="mol-style-bold">Gang member 1: </span>We the 18 Sureños speak to the general public of El Salvador to let you know that this Saturday the 26th of this month at one minute past midnight, we have ordered every member of our gang to cease homicides of all kind nationwide to show the general public, the government, and international powers in our country that there is no need to bring in measures that will simply destroy the constitution and all the laws that depend on it.</span><span style="font-size:small;">We vow to the ministry of defense, the head of the armed forces, and the chief of police [to take responsibility] for all kinds of homicide, massacre or anything outside of the law in our country.</span></h3>
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<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:1.2em;">To the ministry of justice and politicians, we also take responsibility for any negative activity inside our country&#8217;s prisons.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:1.2em;">We tell the government: you cannot get rid of gangs because we are part of our country&#8217;s community. We have the tools to destroy the political infrastructure of this country.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:1.2em;"><span class="mol-style-bold">Interviewer [off camera]: </span><span class="mol-style-italic">How will you guarantee that from today gang members will not carry out crimes?</span></span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:1.2em;"><span class="mol-style-bold">Gang member 2: </span>You will see that from midnight there will be no homicides carried out by gangs.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:1.2em;">We are going to be policing this, and to all our people we have made the call that there won&#8217;t be any homicides in the next few days, for 72 hours. We want to show the people that we can [do that].</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:1.2em;"><span class="mol-style-bold">Gang member 3: </span>We made the call to all the active members in all communities &#8211; it doesn&#8217;t matter where &#8211; that they stop all kinds of violence, homicide; everything will be totally suspended for 72 hours.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:1.2em;">We are doing this deliberately to exercise control over everything.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:1.2em;">Also, we want people to know that we&#8217;re not doing this for the police or the government. We&#8217;re not conspiring with any corrupt politicians. This is our gang&#8217;s own initiative to curb all kinds of violence.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:1.2em;"><span class="mol-style-bold">Gang member 1: </span>We&#8217;ve put out this line nation-wide but on top of that, in this interview, we make the call to all our people to please respect the line that we&#8217;ve put out from last night so that there is no homicide of any kind in the entire country so we can show that we mean what we say and that we have the capability to pass things down when we say to.</span></div>
<div class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size:1.2em;">Even though in reality we are controlled by a repressive government which is provoking us to commit violence, we will show that we are capable of carrying this out.</span></div>
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