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January 14, 2014

Mexico Sends Troops to Michoacán After Self-Defense Groups Rise Up Against Cartels 
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Mexico is sending troops to the western state of Michoacán after
self-defense groups took up arms against drug traffickers. The groups
have taken control of several towns over the past week in an effort to
oust the brutal Knights Templar cartel. They say they are defending
their families.

 

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