As a bitter war between rival cartels grinds to an end, Ciudad Juarez has lost the title of world murder capital, and is moving towards something more like normality.
Juarez after the War
MEXICO
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13 FEB 2013
Chapter 1
How Juarez's Police, Politicians Picked Winners of Gang War
JUAREZ CARTEL
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13 FEB 2013
For many crime watchers, the fighting in Juarez that cost nearly 10,000 people their lives over a four year stretch was a battle of the titans: the Juarez Cartel versus…
Chapter 2
Barrio Azteca Gang Poised for Leap into International Drug Trade
BARRIO AZTECA
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13 FEB 2013
Barrio Azteca, a prison gang born in the Texas jail system, is becoming a major player in the Mexican underworld and the "X-factor" in the battle for Ciudad Juarez, Mexican…
Chapter 3
Police Use Brute Force to Break Crime’s Hold on Juarez
HUMAN RIGHTS
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13 FEB 2013
There appears to have been a security miracle in Ciudad Juarez, once one of the world's most violent cities. But while some applaud the citys police chief, Julian Leyzaola, others…
Chapter 4
Ciudad Juarez: Mapping the Violence
INFOGRAPHICS
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13 FEB 2013
Juarez has always been a volatile place. It is a border city that draws huge numbers of migrants seeking work, and engenders large discrepancies between its wealthiest and poorest residents…
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