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==Guerrilla warfare==
==Guerrilla warfare==
During the first three months of the [[Augusto Pinochet regime (Chile, 1973–90)]], the Chilean armed forces and carabiniers suffered 162 killed in operations against the Marxist guerrillas and civilian supporters of the ''MIR'' and Chilean Communist Party.<ref>Latin America's Wars: The Age of the Professional Soldier, 1900–2001, Robert L. Scheina, p. 326, Potomac Books, 2003</ref>In all, 200 carabiniers, members of the Army, Air Force, Navy, private security and prison guards were killed in the line of duty from 1973 to 1989.
During the first three months of the [[Augusto Pinochet regime (Chile, 1973–90)]], the Chilean armed forces and carabiniers suffered 162 killed in operations against the Marxist guerrillas and civilian supporters of the ''MIR'' and Chilean Communist Party.<ref>Latin America's Wars: The Age of the Professional Soldier, 1900–2001, Robert L. Scheina, p. 326, Potomac Books, 2003</ref>In all, 238 members of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Police (not including private security and prison guards) were killed in the line of duty from 1973 to 1989.<ref>[http://www.todoporchile.com/memorial.htm MEMORIAL
EN MEMORIA DE AQUELLOS QUE CAYERON DEFENDIENDO A CHILE DE LOS ATAQUES TERRORISTAS, Y DE QUIENES MURIERON DEBIDO AL ACCIONAR DE LOS TERRORISTAS]</ref>
At the end of March 2013, it was announced that the Chilean government was considering a proposal by parliamentarians to compensate the nearly 30,000 Chilean conscripts mobilized after the Coup d'etat and that remained almost double the expected time in uniform.<ref>[http://www.soychile.cl/Valparaiso/Sociedad/2013/03/26/163252/30-mil-conscriptos-19731990-podrian-recibir-unos-40-millones-de-dolares.aspx Los conscriptos de entre 1973 y 1990 podrían recibir US$ 40 millones de indemnización]</ref>
At the end of March 2013, it was announced that the Chilean government was considering a proposal by parliamentarians to compensate the nearly 30,000 Chilean conscripts mobilized after the Coup d'etat and that remained almost double the expected time in uniform.<ref>[http://www.soychile.cl/Valparaiso/Sociedad/2013/03/26/163252/30-mil-conscriptos-19731990-podrian-recibir-unos-40-millones-de-dolares.aspx Los conscriptos de entre 1973 y 1990 podrían recibir US$ 40 millones de indemnización]</ref>