EL SALVADOR. San Salvador. Two guerilla women inside emergency clinic set up to treat the wounded inside San Salvador during the November 1989 offensive. Women made up a large part of the guerilla fighting force. The fighting broke out on November 16, 1989, when an estimated 5000 guerillas showed up in the capital city and launched attacks from three sides, almost encircling the capital. The offensive was launched to push the government back to the bargaining table. In January 1992, the peace accords were finally signed ending 12 years of civil war in which 70,000 died. 1989.