Barrio 18
Barrio 18 was one of the largest youth gangs in the Western Hemisphere, but it has been left weakened by El Salvador's gang crackdown.
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BARRIO 18
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22 SEP 2023
Confidential police reports reveal that the three main gangs operating in El Salvador remain a real threat.
BARRIO 18
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22 SEP 2023
A close look at El Salvador's Police Information System, which is used to collect and analyze information on criminals in…
BARRIO 18
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16 AUG 2023
The PNFAS has been the scene of two massacres. For years, the tension between Barrio 18 and MS13 escalated.
BARRIO 18
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4 AUG 2023
Military crackdowns and mass trials show that there's no end in sight in El Salvador's anti-gang state of exception.
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