25 Mexican employees died

Twenty-five members of a fifteen-person National Guard squad of Mexico were killed during clashes with cartels after the country's forces managed to neutralize the leader of the 'Jalisco New Generation' organization. The Ministry of Security, in brief terms, reported the tragedy, emphasizing that those affected in the clashes were personnel carrying out their duties in the combat zone. The agency noted that the incident occurred during operations to eliminate active criminal groups that have been conducting aggressive activities in several regions of the country for a long time.

Context

Ongoing armed conflicts between Mexico's government security forces and armed groups, particularly the 'Jalisco New Generation,' are part of a prolonged conflict involving violent and bloody struggles for control over territory and drug trafficking.