On The Stream: The Rise of Self-Defense Militias in Mexico Al Jazeera
go to original October 4, 2013

Mexico's militia movement (AlJazeera)

Are Mexico's growing self-defense militias protecting the people or harming rule of law?

Drug cartel violence has claimed more than 60,000 lives in Mexico since 2006. Recent arrests of drug kingpins like Miguel Angel Treviño Morales are considered major successes for the Mexican government; however, many citizens say the violence continues.

The video below summarizes the impact of drug wars on communities in Mexico and the US role in providing weapons to the drug cartels.

A bitterly violent war against Mexican Drug Cartels wages on across the U.S. border. Tens of thousands are being murdered, and over a million are being forced to flee their homes. U.S. laws and policy play a major role in the conflict's violence. This video is about understanding the complexities of the war and why it is happening. (visually)

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