Guatemala City, Jan 21, 2026 (AFP) - Guatemalan military begins patrols after deadly gang violence

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2026-01-21

Guatemalan soldiers began patrolling gang-controlled neighborhoods in the capital on Tuesday following recent attacks that killed 10 police officers, according to government sources and an AFP journalist. Suspected members of the Barrio 18 gang unleashed a wave of attacks over the weekend against police in Guatemala City and surrounding areas in retaliation for the recapture by security forces of three prisons where inmates temporarily took 46 pe......

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