Mexico's Drug Carel War Escalates

A man suspected of being involved in drug smuggling lies dead
after a shootout on a Tijuana street. Photo: REUTERS

Mexico's Tamaulipas State Bears Brunt Of Recent Cartel Violence -- CNN

(CNN) -- There are dozens of murders recorded in Mexico each month, but it was a single one that set off a succession of skirmishes that has turned the northeastern state of Tamaulipas into a battle zone.

For weeks, the border city of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, and surrounding towns have been the scene of a spike in violence and fear that have included high-caliber shootouts in broad daylight.

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More News On Mexico's Drug Cartel War

Ciudad Juarez killings focus US-Mexico meeting on security -- Christian Science Monitor
Clinton leads top-level visit to Mexico for drugs talks -- BBC
Clinton to meet Mexican president on drug trafficking and border security -- CNN
Clinton, officials to Mexico for talks on drug war -- AP
Top US officials head to Mexico as violence escalates -- AFP
Calderon’s Drug War Comes Under Attack as Clinton Visits Mexico -- Business Week/Bloomberg
Obama pledges to help Mexico fight drug cartels -- Reuters
Obama Security Team in Mexico: The Threat Closer to Home -- Heritage Foundation

Mexican Troops Kill Students Mistaken for Gunmen -- Latin American Herald Tribune
Mexico apologizes after soldiers kill two students -- CNN
Mass security sweep in Mexico -- Straits Times
Grisly find in Mexico: Dismembered police officers -- AP
Nine Slain in Southern Mexico -- Latin American Herald Tribune
Mexico drugs war: police use 'voodoo' to win desperate battle against violent cartels -- The Telegraph
Mexican Traffickers Sow Chaos With Blockades -- New York Times

How Juarez became murder city -- Market Place
The War on Drugs Is Doomed -- Mary Anastasia O'Grady, Market Place
Mary O'Grady on Mexico and Drug War Violence -- Radley Balko, Reason