Guatemala extended military operations on Tuesday to sweep out Mexican drug cartels from a lawless northern state where well-armed traffickers often outgun government troops. Skip to main content ...

The army is more trusted than Guatemala's notoriously corrupt police, but many people are highly suspicious of men in uniform as the military struggles to shake its dark past. Nearly a quarter of ...

Guatemala follows in the footsteps of Mexico and Honduras, as new President Otto Perez Molina orders the army to join the fight against drug cartels.

* Mexico&${esc.hash}39;s drug cartels spread in Central America * President says cartels have more guns than some brigades * Guatemala&${esc.hash}39;s army numbers 17,000 men, salaries are low ...