A new front of narco violence is tearing through Mexico's southern state of Guerrero, where a long-running war between the criminal groups known as Los Tlacos and Los Ardillos has escalated into attacks on rural communities, forced displacement, and a new federal security deployment.
Mexico's security secretary, Omar García Harfuch, confirmed Tuesday that 96 people have been officially registered as displaced in Chilapa, Guerrero, because of the dispute between Los Ardillos and Los Tlacos. He said the National Guard and the Army are already in the area and that authorities are working to establish another operations base after the latest surge in violence.
