US EditionThe Mexican Government Is Sending an Additional 1,600 Soldiers to Sinaloa Following an Increase in Violence.
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January 29, 2026 – Mexico City – EFE. The Mexican government took the decision to send 1,600 military personnel to Sinaloa territory to strengthen citizen surveillance efforts. This urgent measure arose immediately after the violent aggression suffered by two opposition legislators in the state capital during the previous day. The operation began to be carried out from the early hours of the day by using air transport to mobilize troops from var…
Mexico City, Jan. 29 (EFE).- The Defense Secretariat of Mexico deployed 1,600 agents in the state of Sinaloa (northwest) on Thursday to strengthen security in the region, following the shooting attack on Wednesday against two opposition deputies in the city of Culiacán. Defense detailed that the deployment began at 08:40 local time (14:40 GMT), and included the air transfer of personnel from different parts of the country to Culiacán and Mazatlá…
By Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español. A group of 1,600 soldiers arrived in Sinaloa on Thursday following an increase in violence in the northwestern Mexican state, the Ministry of National Defense (Sedena) reported on its Twitter account. The soldiers were transported by air to the cities of Culiacán and Mazatlán, where they will work with members of other institutions “to inhibit the illicit activities of criminal groups with a presence in that r…
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The Sedena sent a thousand 600 troops to Sinaloa, including 90 from the Special Forces, after attacking MPs of MC and escalating violence.
The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, spoke about the recent acts of violence in Sinaloa and confirmed that the Federal Security Cabinet already attends to the situation in the entity.In recent days, Sinaloa has recorded several episodes of violence, including the armed attack against deputies of the Citizen Movement (MC) in Culiacán and the disappearance of mining engineers working in a state mine.In this scenario, the federal presi…
In the midst of an escalation of political violence and the open confrontation between two factions of organized crime that already directly impact civilians and police, the Ministry of National Defense (Defense) began on Thursday the first relevant deployment of troops in Sinaloa at the start of the year. According to official information, at 08:40 hours, one thousand 600 army personnel, including 90 members of the Special Forces Corps, were tr…
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