El Chapo's cartel launches military-style assault on Mexican forces

National Post ^ | October 18, 2019

[Mat_Helm]

The Mexican city of Culiacán descended into terror on Thursday, when soldiers and police launched a raid to capture one of the heirs to the throne of jailed Mexican kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. As state forces advanced into the city, the Sinaloa Cartel hit back with an array of military-style weapons — and won.

Mexican officials briefly detained Ovidio Guzman, one of Guzman’s sons who has emerged as a leading figure in the cartel after his father was arrested in 2016. But in response the cartel freed dozens of prisoners from a local jail, set numerous vehicles alight and turned Culiacán into a war zone. Soon, Mexican authorities released Guzman.

Security Minister Alfonso Durazo told Reuters Guzman was released to protect lives. Reports, which the government later denied, indicated the cartel took government soldiers hostage as a bargaining chip to secure his freedom. At least eight people were reported killed, including five suspected gang members, in the city of nearly 1 million people.

[Mat_Helm]

Failed state of Mexico allows Sinaloa Cartel to control the streets. The shootout in Mexico yesterday proves Rambo Last Blood not so far fetched after all. Build the wall!

[rktman]

For more commentary:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3787156/posts

:-)

[blueunicorn6]

All of this fighting and killing so Americans can have their medicine.

[Robert DeLong]

Gee, who saw that coming? /sarcasm

[EasySt]

Since the Cartels have not been carpet bombed by the Mexican government...

I guess the Cartels ARE the Mexican government.

[Robert DeLong]

That story is what made this story occur.

[McGruff]

Where are the federales?

Show them your badges.

[quadrant]

Before this incident, one could classify Mexico as a failed state. But now, Mexico has ceased to be a state at all; it is simply an agglomeration of territory with an all-but-nonexistent central government and over which a group of warlords struggle for control

[Regulator]

“an agglomeration of territory with an all-but-nonexistent central government and over which a group of warlords struggle for control”

That’s all its been since the 1970s.

Anyone who thought different simply wasn’t aware of the reality on the ground.

[minnesota_bound]

Should we not allow the ‘immigrants’ to come to the USA and move into say Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Malibu etc. to escape the violence?.....

[bigbob]

Someone on Fox last night said the bad guys had squad automatic weapons (like the M249 for instance).

[bert]

Yes, but do they have rented drones with Hellfire Missiles?

[Cold Heart]

FR had a photo of a truck mounted weapon in a recent post

[Califreak]

Like a middle eastern nation.

[quadrant]

I tend to agree but (perhaps naively) I hoped I was wrong.

[wally_bert]

President pickles would have provided them no doubt.

[Religion and Politics]

Someone on Fox last night said the bad guys had squad automatic weapons (like the M249 for instance).

Beto has announced that they must sell their “weapons of war” to the guvment so all is well now.

[hercuroc]

I thought guns were illegal in Mexico...

[Repeat Offender]

There were YT videos posted yday on FR.....the narcos had a Ma Deuce, Barrett .50, rocket launcher (looked to be a LAW maybe), and an M249 SAW.

A real messican standoff in the streets......

[rktman]

😂 A storied account. Mas tequila por favor!