Many say armed self-defense groups are filling a vacuum left by a near-absent government, becoming Mexico’s next big security challenge. Self-defense groups have surged in western Mexico’s Michoacan state, fighting gangs in at least 70 communities in 25 municipalities…. Read More ›
Knights Templar
Mexican army clashes with vigilantes, one dead
– military convoy arrived in the community of Cuatro Caminos on Tuesday to seize weapons, one day after the militia routed gangsters from the area – telling civilians to lay down their arms – Ignoring repeated government warnings that their… Read More ›
Mexican vigilantes take on drug cartels – and worry authorities / Fear ‘undeclared civil war’
Militias spring up across Mexico to defend communities but authorities fear ‘rebel force’ and an ‘undeclared civil war’ Jo Tuckman in Tixtla The Guardian, Monday 28 October 2013 15.43 EDT Self-defence forces gather near Buenavista in Michoacan, Mexico, part of… Read More ›
In tense Mexico state, vigilantes refuse to drop guns
22 May 2013 COALCOMAN, Mexico (AFP) Farmers wearing bulletproof jackets and toting assault rifles ride in pick-up trucks emblazoned with the word “self-defense” to protect this rural western Mexico town from the Knights Templar drug cartel. The federal government deployed… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 