A look at notable dates in Mexico’s decade-old drug war
MEXICO CITY — Dec. 11, 2006: Then-President Felipe Calderon orders almost 7,000 soldiers to his home state of Michoacan to fight drug cartels.
June 30, 2008: U.S. announces $1.6 billion in anti-drug aid for Mexico under the Merida Initiative.
Jan. 31, 2008: A gang bursts into a party and kills 16 young people in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas. The victims’ relatives yell at Calderon.
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