Mexico's Cartel Wars: The Human Cost of Collusion The recent attacks on Indigenous communities in Guerrero, Mexico, by Los Ardillos have brought Mexico's deep seated problems with cartel violence and government complicity into sharp focus.
These attacks, which include drone bombings and high calibre gunfire, demonstrate the sophistication and ferocity of these well organized and well equipped forces.
Between 800 to 1,000 families have been forced to flee their homes in Guerrero, joining hundreds of thousands already displaced by violence in Mexico.