As brutal cartel war rages, Mexicans fear Trump strikes | News

CULIACÁN, Mexico, Sept 10, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A bloody year-long war for control of the world's most powerful drug cartel has killed 1,700 people in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Gunfights, decapitations, shuttered schools and bodies dangling from bridges -- the deployment of thousands of Mexican troops has failed to staunch the bleeding in the once-bustling city of Culiacan, where locals live in fear. "Before, we could celebrate our son's birthday every year, invite his cousins, have them play in a pool or set up a pinata and a cake," said 35-year-old mother Karely Contreras. "Now we do something very private at home, because we don't know what could happen." The city was plunged deep into chaos a year ago...