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Mexico & Nafta - December 2016 (ISSN 1741-444X)
Wave of violence leads to resurgence of ‘self-defence’ groups in Guerrero
Mexico’s troubled south-western state of Guerrero is once again experiencing an upsurge in violence believed to be linked to organised criminal activity. A spate of violent murders and mass abductions reported in the state in mid-November has heightened concerns that parts of the state have once again fallen under the control of criminal organisations that are terrorising the local population and becoming engaged in a violent struggle for control of the territory. More worryingly, the rising violence is once again leading local communities to form new armed ‘self-defence’ groups in a bid to combat criminal organisations. All of this is problematic as is it suggests that two years on from being subjected to a federal security intervention to restore order to the state, the state and federal authorities are still far from reaching the goal of ridding Guerrero of organised crime.
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