Local Conflicts in Chiapas Fostering Paramilitary Groups
By JESSICA GUERRERO MORELIA, Michoacán — At least five groups of armed civilians from different indigenous communities in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas have come into being in a period of less than three months, according to state officials. These ragtag, self-proclaimed auto-defense forces in the state have claimed that their main objective is to protect their communities from organized
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