Battle of Ruíz
| Battle of Ruíz | |||||||
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| Part of the Mexican Drug War | |||||||
 Ruíz in map, where the battle was fought | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Sinaloa Cartel |
 Los Zetas | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | A convoy with lot of trucks and two Narco tanks | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown, light | Unknown, heavy | ||||||
| 29 deaths, 4 injured and one Narco tank destroyed[1] | |||||||
The Battle of Ruíz was one of the most violent clashes between criminal organizations in Mexico between Sinaloa Cartel and Los Zetas.
History[edit]
After the split from Gulf Cartel, Los Zetas started its ex-ally and the other rival cartels.[2] Gulf Cartel, Sinaloa Cartel and La Familia Michoacana formed a coalition to oppose Los Zetas, who formed their own coalition in turn with the Juárez Cartel and the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel starting violent clashes all over Mexico.[3][4] On 25 may 2011, near Ruiz, Nayarit, Sinaloa Cartel attacked a convoy of Los Zetas, starting a violent battle in which two Narco tanks were used.[5] At the end of the battle, one of the most violent among drug cartels, there were a total of 29 dead, including a Guatemalan, 3 wounded and a narco tank destroyed. According to the police, the casualties were mostly Zeta gunmen.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "UCDP - Uppsala Conflict Data Program". ucdp.uu.se. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "Law and Order in Mexico". GrimesandWarwick. June 2010. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012.
- ^ "México: Los Zetas rompen con el Cartel del Golfo". BBC Mundo | Semana.com. 26 February 2010. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ Hernández, Jaime (4 March 2010). "EU: alarma guerra "Zetas"-El Golfo". El Universal. Archived from the original on 8 October 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Los 29 muertos en Nayarit pertenecían al cártel de Sinaloa y a 'Los Zetas'". expansion.mx. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
- ^ "México: Tiroteo entre cartel de Sinaloa y Los Zetas dejó 29 muertos". rpp.pe. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 2022-06-23.