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| 18 bad guys die in intergang battle in Tamaulipas |
| 2011-03-08 |
| For a map, click here. For a map of Tamaulipas, click here. A total of 18 armed suspects were killed in an intergang firefight in southern part of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas early Monday morning, according to English and and Mexican news reports. The battle took place near the town of Abasolo, Tamaulipas at about 0650 hrs. Abasolo, Tamaulipas is about 60 kilometers northeast of Ciudad Victoria, which is Tamauliapas' capital. Southern Tamaulipas was the scene of another large battle more than two weeks ago in which 11 alleged gang members and seven civilians were killed in a running firefight near Padilla and on the road to Matamoros. To read Rantburg's February 15 report gunfight near Padilla, Tamaulipas, click here. Tamaulipas is a known battle area between the Gulf Cartel and its former armed wing, Los Zetas. Numerous gun battles have taken place between the two group since the split some years ago, many occurring in the border cities of Matamoros, Reynosa and Nuevo Laredo, and all in Tamaulipas. Los Zetas currently control the Nuevo Laredo crossing into the US. In other news, a news release issued by the Secretaria Marina (SEMAR) described an armed confrontation between an armed group and Mexican Marines on the Matamoros-Ciudad Victoria highway Monday which killed two armed suspects and wounded another. Reports say the armed group attempted to carjack a vehicle from a passing family, and were apparently thwarted by the marines. Marines failed, however, to capture the suspects and instead seized a luxury SUV, an AK-47 assault rifle, 12 weapons magazines,and 227 rounds of ammunition. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 It would be an interesting graphic to compare the kill rate in the Mexican drug war versus Afghanistan. We know we aren't getting complete information from Afghanistan, Penguin. How much do we know about purely local-on-local mayhem, as well as Taliban-on-local action? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-03-08 11:14 |
| #1 It would be an interesting graphic to compare the kill rate in the Mexican drug war versus Afghanistan. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2011-03-08 00:28 |
