2019 Villa Unión shootout

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28°13′13″N 100°43′28″W / 28.22028°N 100.72444°W / 28.22028; -100.72444Status The Army and the National Guard install a temporary base in the town after the attacksBelligerents

Villa Unión Police reinforcement:
Mexico

SEDENA
Mexican Army

SEMAR

National Guard

Coahuila Civil Force

Cartel del NoresteStrength ~150 gunmen
+25 vehicles^[1]Casualties and losses 4 killed, 6 wounded 19 killed, 31 arrested^{[citation needed]} (after pursuit) 2 abducted and slain, 4 abducted and wounded

Mexican drug war

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Mexico is supported by the United States in this conflict through the Mérida Initiative.

On 30 November 2019, a shootout broke out in Villa Unión, Coahuila, between a drug cartel, suspected to be the Cartel del Noreste, and police.^[2] Cartel forces attacked with a convoy of armed pickup trucks around noon. Villa Unión's town hall, the intended recipient of the attack, was targeted because it is the headquarters of the town's police force, leaving it badly damaged.^[3] Unverified videos showed smoke rising from the city.^[4] Vehicles were stolen and several civilians were kidnapped by the cartel during their retreat.^[5] In the following days, state forces pursued the cartels responsible for the attack, with 7 gang members killed on 1 December.^[6]

References

^ "Crónica de una masacre: Así fue el enfrentamiento en Villa Unión". Azteca America. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
^ "19 Dead In Mexican Cartel Shootout Near U.S. Border". Forbes. 1 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
^ "Mexico violence: Hunt for gunmen behind deadly shoot-out". BBC. 2 December 2019. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
^ "At least 14 killed in bloody gunfight in northern Mexico". Al Jazeera. 1 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
^ "Death toll put at 20 for Mexico cartel attack near US border". Washington Post. 1 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
^ "21 killed in apparent cartel siege on Mexican town near Texas border". CBS. 2 December 2019. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.