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General view of Zacatecas City, Mexico.

Mexican gang violence

‘Either you leave or you'll die’: Cartel war rocks Mexico’s Zacatecas

By AFP

Recaptured by security forces, Palmas Altas in the northern state of Zacatecas is now a ghost town, apart from a few well-fed dogs walking under a blazing sun.

  • FILE: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Picture: AFP

    Mexican president declares 'drug war' over

    Mexico has deployed its army since 2006 to fight its powerful drug cartels.

    1207 days ago
  • Forensic experts are seen at the scene of the crime where Mexican musician Willie, a member of the Sonora Tropicana band, was killed by armed men in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, on 18 January, 2019. Picture: AFP.

    Lethal pipeline blast sharpens focus on Mexico fuel theft plan

    Fuel thieves punctured the Tula-Tuxpan pipeline a few miles from one of Mexico’s main refineries on Friday.

    1218 days ago
  • FILE: The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Picture: wikipedia.

    Trump sends 5,200 troops to Mexico border as caravan advances

    Trump said on Twitter on Monday that the military would be waiting for the procession — suggesting a far more direct role in confronting the migrants than the Pentagon described.

    1300 days ago
  • A screengrab of US President Donald Trump. Picture: CNN

    Trump to order National Guard to protect border with Mexico: official

    Trump will sign a proclamation on Wednesday ordering the deployment of the National Guard to help protect the border with Mexico.

    1508 days ago
  • The parents of 43 missing students from Ayotzinapa teachers school hold their portraits and torches during a march 18 months after their disappearance in Mexico City on 26 April, 2016. Picture: AFP.

    Mexico prepares to make arrests in disappearance of student teachers

    Guerrero has become Mexico’s deadliest state as a growing number of gangs battle over the control of poppy fields used to produce opium, the main ingredient in heroin.

    1541 days ago
  • Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto. Picture: AFP

    Mexico enacts law to help find thousands missing in gang violence

    Over the past 50 years, more than 32,000 Mexicans have been reported missing, according to government data.

    1647 days ago
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