The sounds of battle across the Rio Grande as cartels battle for control

Escudo de nuevo laredo Tamaulipas, México.Image via Wikipedia
San Antonio Express News/Houston Chronicle:

Cartel gunmen attacked the Mexican border towns of Miguel Alemán and Ciudad Mier on Thursday, torching buildings and disrupting a city that has been a haven for those fleeing cartel violence.

Gunmen from the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas, the Gulf's one-time enforcement arm that has been fighting a bloody war with its former masters since early last year, clashed in Miguel Alemán and Mier early Thursday, the Mexican military said in a news release.

Gunshots could be heard on a video taken by a National Guardsman in the early morning hours Thursday near Roma, across the border from Miguel Alemán. In another video, taken just after sunrise, plumes of smoke can be seen rising over the city of about 27,000.

One soldier was killed along with a cartel gunman, and 11 suspects were arrested, including one woman and a wounded man, the military said. In Miguel Alemán, businesses were attacked, the military said. A picture on the website El Blog del Narco showed auto dealerships and other buildings either burning or damaged by fire.

A message posted on the blog, purported to be from the Gulf Cartel, blamed the fighting on soldiers from Zeta-held Nuevo Laredo trying to open up the highway to Miguel Alemán for the Zetas.

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There are several ghost towns on the Mexican side of the border as a result of the fighting with many of the people fleeing to Miguel Aleman. The clashes appear to be over distribution routes. These battles have plagued many border cities, and now the fight has moved to some of the smaller communities.
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