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Sinaloa cartel clashes in northern Mexico leave at least 30 dead

At least 30 people have been killed in the past two weeks in Mexico’s northern state of Sinaloa as rival factions of the powerful Sinaloa cartel continue to clash. Mexican Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval confirmed on Tuesday that the deaths include two military personnel.

The fighting began on September 9, despite the presence of more than 2,000 security forces in the area. The violence surged after Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, arrived in the U.S. on July 25.