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Calderón sends Mexican troops, federal police into Ciudad Juárez
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| Last Edited | DFWDem Mar 27, 2008 03:42pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Dallas Morning News |
| News Date | Thursday, March 27, 2008 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | By ALFREDO CORCHADO / The Dallas Morning News
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico – The government of Mexican President Felipe Calderón on Thursday announced a military surge of more than 2,000 soldiers in this besieged border community – caught in the crossfire between two warring drug cartels.
"Operation Chihuahua," named after Mexico's biggest state, nestled against New Mexico and Texas, is aimed at restoring law and order in a region that many say has grown lawless. Since Jan. 1, nearly 200 people have been killed in this city of 1.2 million.
"In this fight, Chihuahua is not alone," said Mexico's interior secretary Juan Tamilo Muriño, who was accompanied by the nation's attorney general, the secretary of defense, the governor of Chihuahua and the mayor of Ciudad Juárez. "In this battle, no group will be able to withstand the government's will and force."
The buildup of soldiers began Wednesday evening and will continue through Saturday.
Soldiers will be joined by 425 federal agents and intelligence experts, plus investigators and forensic specialists. The goal is to control all access in and out of the city and monitor communications, officials said.
Most of the killings in the city – across the border from El Paso, Texas – are believed to be related to the ongoing battle between the Juárez and Sinaloa drug cartels, U.S. and Mexican officials said. Nearly 200 people have been slain in Juárez since Jan. 1, including about 30 in the last week. |
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