Category Archives: Military

Flooding in Mexico Leaves at Least 64 Dead; With 65 Missing

Flooding in Mexico, caused by heavy rains, has left at least 64 dead and 65 missing, as of October 13th. From The Guardian: “The death toll from flooding in central and eastern Mexico has risen sharply to at least 64, with … Continue reading

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Sinaloa Intra-Cartel Violence Continues, Over 400 Dead, Hundreds Missing, Military Involvement Increases

A November 28th Regtech Times article summarizes the ongoing violence in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, fought between two factions of the Sinaloa cartel. (For previous Mexico News Report articles on the topic, see here, here, here , here and here ). The violence erupted … Continue reading

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Ocelotl: The Mexican Army’s New Armored Vehicle

At the customary September 16th Independence Day military parade, the Mexican Army (Ejército Mexicano) premiered a new armored vehicle it recently acquired, the Ocelotl, from the Nahuatl word for jaguar. (In articles about the vehicle, I’ve seen it spelled both … Continue reading

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