ASSESSMENTS
Eliminating the Cartel That Killed 9 Americans in Mexico Will Not Be Easy
Nov 5, 2019 | 16:12 GMT
![A funeral for Benjamin LeBaron on July 9, 2009, in Chihuahua state, Mexico. LeBaron was a victim of cartel violence.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/Funeral%20of%20U.S.%20Citizen%20Killed%20by%20Cartels%20in%20Northern%20Mexico.jpg?itok=RvM1Lo2C)
A funeral for Benjamin LeBaron on July 9, 2009, in Chihuahua state, Mexico. LeBaron was a victim of cartel violence.
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Highlights
- Gunmen killed nine Americans passing through the area of La Mora, which is in eastern Sonora and western Chihuahua.
- Heavy fighting between forces loyal to the Sinaloa cartel (Gente Nueva) and remnants of the Juarez cartel (La Linea) has racked that region.
- The criminal groups operating in the mountains of this region are firmly entrenched, and it will take a significant counterinsurgency effort to root them out.
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