RG2011... El Salvador Gangs Call Truce

 

in El Salvador, where its two largest street gangs – "Calle 18″ and "Mara Salvatrucha" – have reached an unprecedented truce that authorities say has cut the homicide rate in half in just four months.
The relentless tit-for-tat murders between the two gangs made El Salvador the most murderous in the world last year after neighbouring Honduras, also ravaged by gang violence.

1Policemen escort gang members of MS13 in Soyapango. STRINGER/REUTERS

2A gang member of MS13 is presented to the media in Soyapango. STRINGER/REUTERS

3Police officers are seen during a presentation of MS13 gang members in Soyapango. STRINGER/REUTERS

4A policeman places handcuffs on a MS13 gang member after being presented to the media in Soyapango. STRINGER/REUTERS

5Policeman places handcuffs on MS13 gang members after being presented to the media in Soyapango. STRINGER/REUTERS

6Policemen escort gang members as they are presented to the media in Soyapango. STRINGER/REUTERS

7Hooded gang members carry sacks with weapons to be handed over to authorities, as part of a truce between gangs in San Salvador. STRINGER/REUTERS

8Army chaplain Colindres speaks next to Insulza, secretary general of the OAS, in front of weapons handed over by gang members as part of a truce between gangs in San Salvador. STRINGER/REUTERS

9Inmate who is a gang member takes an improvised shower at a prison in Quezaltepeque. STRINGER/REUTERS

10Gang members and inmates pose for a photograph at a prison in Quezaltepeque. STRINGER/REUTERS

11Lock with a number engraved hangs on a gate separating areas between female and male inmates at a prison in Quetzaltepeque. STRINGER/REUTERS

12Star with a bible verse reading Lord, give me strength, Isaiah 41:13 is pinned on a needle in male inmates area of a prison in Quezaltepeque. STRINGER/REUTERS

13Couple both gang members and inmates kiss during a religious service at a prison in Quezaltepeque. STRINGER/REUTERS

14Gang member who is also an inmate flashes his gang's sign as he poses for a picture in a prison in Quezaltepeque. STRINGER/REUTERS

15Gang member who is also an inmate flashes his gang's sign as he poses for a picture in a prison in Quezaltepeque. STRINGER/REUTERS

16Gang member who is also an inmate stands inside a prison in Quezaltepeque. STRINGER/REUTERS

17Gang members who are also inmates boil water at a prison in Quezaltepeque. STRINGER/REUTERS

18Gang member gets a haircut from a fellow inmate at a prison in Quezaltepeque. STRINGER/REUTERS

19Gang member looks into a broken piece of mirror while getting a haircut by a fellow inmate at a prison in Quezaltepeque. STRINGER/REUTERS

20Gang members who are also inmates pose for a photograph at a prison in Quezaltepeque. STRINGER/REUTERS

21Gang member who is also an inmate holds a wooden cross he was given along with an image of the Virgin Mary during a religious service at a prison in Quezaltepeque. STRINGER/REUTERS

22Couple both gang members and inmates share a moment during a religious service at a prison in Quezaltepeque. STRINGER/REUTERS

23Victor Garcia alias The Duck from Calle 18 gang sits with his wife and daughter during a religious service at a prison in Quezaltepeque. STRINGER/REUTERS

24A member of the Mara Salvatrucha gang receives communion from a priest at the prison of Ciudad Barrios. STRINGER/REUTERS

25A member of the Mara Salvatrucha listens to priest at the prison of Ciudad Barrios. STRINGER /REUTERS

26Members of the Mara Salvatrucha gang gather together at the prison of Ciudad Barrios. STRINGER /REUTERS

27A member of the 18th Street gang poses for a photo at the prison of Izalco. STRINGER /REUTERS

28Army Chaplain Colindres shakes hands with a member of the 18th Street gang during a mass at the prison of Izalco. STRINGER /REUTERS

29Members of the 18th Street gang attend a mass at the prison of Izalco. STRINGER /REUTERS

30A member of the 18th Street gang attends a mass at the prison of Izalco. STRINGER /REUTERS

31Army Chaplain Colindres conducts a mass for members of the 18th Street gang at the prison of Izalco. STRINGER /REUTERS

32A noticeboard with pictures of a portion of the 620 members of the 18th Street gang held at the prison of Izalco is seen. STRINGER /REUTERS

33Members of the 18th Street gang attend a mass at the prison of Izalco. STRINGER /REUTERS

34Members of the gang Mara 18 stand in a prison in Izalco. STRINGER /REUTERS

35Inmates who are members of a gang, stand inside the jail in Quetzaltepeque. STRINGER /REUTERS

36Gang members walk inside the prison in Quetzaltepeque. STRINGER /REUTERS

37A gang member and inmate stands behind the bars of a cell at the jail in Quetzaltepeque. STRINGER /REUTERS

38A hooded police officer stands near gang members inside the jail in Quetzaltepeque. STRINGER /REUTERS

39A gang member and inmate poses for a photograph inside the jail in Quetzaltepeque. STRINGER /REUTERS

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