Tag: Mexican armed forces
All-military ticket draws attention before Mexico elections
MEXICO CITY — A group of retired military personnel have created an all-military ticket to contend in Sunday’s elections for a host of public...
Mexico raids building project next to Teotihuacán pyramids
MEXICO CITY — Mexico sent in 250 National Guard troops and 60 police officers Monday to seize land next to the pre-Hispanic ruins of...
Mexico’s navy turns over 30 marines in disappearances cases
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s navy said Monday it turned 30 marines over to civilian prosecutors to face justice in the cases of people who...
Mexican soldiers accused in 2014 massacre re-arrested
MEXICO CITY — Seven Mexican soldiers who were accused in the 2014 army killings of 22 drug cartel suspects but later freed have been...
Mexican soldiers seized after Guatemalan killed near border
MEXICO CITY — Some 300 residents of a remote stretch of the Mexico-Guatemala border held 15 Mexican soldiers captive for hours after one of...
Mexican president gives navy part of southern rail-port
MEXICO CITY — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador again expanded the military's role in Mexico's economy Friday, announcing he will give the navy part...