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 ...

COBAN, Guatemala (Reuters) - Guatemalan soldiers tasked with sweeping out Mexican drug cartels are finding they are outgunned and ill-equipped, raising fears of a power vacuum in parts of the ...

COBAN, Guatemala, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Guatemalan soldiers tasked with sweeping out Mexican drug cartels are finding they are outgunned and ill-equipped, raising fears of a power vacuum in parts of ...

* 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 ...

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.