### [2026-08-18](/feed/2026/08/18/index.md) ##### Mexican drug war # Five gunmen are killed by members of the Mexican Army after an encounter in Los Reyes, Michoacán, Mexico. ### Sources: 1. [Latinus in Spanish](https://latinus.us/mexico/2026/8/18/ejercito-abate-cinco-hombres-armados-en-michoacan-suman-once-muertos-en-cinco-dias-181954.html) ### Changes: 1. Five gunmen were killed by elements Mexican Army after an encounter in the locality of Los Palillos, Los Reyes, Michoacán. This skirmish is part of a ring of violence during the last week in the state of Michoacán which left eleven gunmen killed.[https:--latinus.us-mexico-2026-8-18-ejercito-abate-cinco-hombres-armados-en-michoacan-suman-once-muertos-en-cinco-dias-181954.html(LatinUs)] _2026-08-20 06:00:41 (First version)_ 1. Five gunmen are killed by members of the Mexican Army after an encounter in Los Reyes, Michoacán, Mexico. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [ Three gunmen are killed and a child is wounded in an attempted ambush on a highway in La Piedad, Michoacán, Mexico. Authorities seize four long guns, magazines, ammunition, and improvised explosives. ](/feed/2026/08/14/three-gunmen-are-killed-and-a-child-is-wounded-in-an-attempted-ambush-on-a-highway-in-la-piedad-michoacan-mexico-aut.md) _Context: Mexican drug war, Mexico, Michoacán_ 2. [A failed attack against the Tayoltita Airfield, in San Dimas Municipality, Durango, Mexico, leaves one gunman killed and two soldiers wounded. Authorities deploy an operation in the zone to secure the area and search for the remaining attackers. ](/feed/2026/08/12/a-failed-attack-against-the-tayoltita-airfield-in-san-dimas-municipality-durango-mexico-leaves-one-gunman-killed-and.md) _Context: Mexican Army, Mexican drug war, Mexico_ 3. [Mexico arrests Isai Martínez Zepeda, identified by authorities as a nephew of imprisoned former Sinaloa Cartel leader El Chapo, in Sonora. ](/feed/2026/05/26/mexico-arrests-isai-martinez-zepeda-identified-by-authorities-as-a-nephew-of-imprisoned-former-sinaloa-cartel-leader-el.md) _Context: Mexican drug war, Mexico_ 4. [Audias Flores Silva, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, is taken into custody during a raid in Nayarit, Mexico. ](/feed/2026/04/27/audias-flores-silva-the-leader-of-the-jalisco-new-generation-cartel-is-taken-into-custody-during-a-raid-in-nayarit-me.md) _Context: Mexican drug war, Mexico_ 5. [At least five people are killed and 12 others are injured in a suspected car bombing terrorist attack when a vehicle explodes outside of a police station in Coahuayana, Michoacán, Mexico. ](/feed/2025/12/6/at-least-five-people-are-killed-and-12-others-are-injured-in-a-suspected-car-bombing-terrorist-attack-when-a-vehicle-exp.md) _Context: Mexico, Michoacán_ 6. [Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum announces a security plan for the state of Michoacán following the assassination of the mayor of Uruapan, Carlos Manzo, who was shot and killed on Saturday. The plan includes the dispatch of the National Guard, more federal personnel, and the creation of a special unit at the state's prosecution office. ](/feed/2025/11/4/mexican-president-claudia-sheinbaum-announces-a-security-plan-for-the-state-of-michoacan-following-the-assassination-of.md) _Context: Mexican drug war, Mexico, Michoacán_ 7. [Seven people are killed, including minors, in a mass shooting by Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel gunmen in San Felipe, Guanajuato, Mexico. ](/feed/2025/05/20/seven-people-are-killed-including-minors-in-a-mass-shooting-by-santa-rosa-de-lima-cartel-gunmen-in-san-felipe-guanaju.md) _Context: Mexican drug war, Mexico_ 8. [Mexican law enforcement announces the seizure of 275,000 fentanyl pills stored in boxes of nopales in Sonora. A man is arrested in connection to the seizure. ](/feed/2025/03/5/mexican-law-enforcement-announces-the-seizure-of-275000-fentanyl-pills-stored-in-boxes-of-nopales-in-sonora-a-man-is-a.md) _Context: Mexican drug war, Mexico_ 9. [At least five bodies are abandoned under a bridge near Cárdenas, Salamanca, Guanajuato, Mexico. A banner allegedly signed by the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel was found at the crime scene. ](/feed/2025/02/9/at-least-five-bodies-are-abandoned-under-a-bridge-near-cardenas-salamanca-guanajuato-mexico-a-banner-allegedly-signe.md) _Context: Mexican drug war, Mexico_ 10. [At least eight gunmen are killed and three policemen are wounded after security agents repels an attack near the Buenavista de Libertad, Yuriria, Guanajuato, Mexico. Security forces members seize four vehicles, ballistic vests, and twelve firearms. In the same area, another encounter was reported two months ago, leaving three officers wounded. ](/feed/2025/01/6/at-least-eight-gunmen-are-killed-and-three-policemen-are-wounded-after-security-agents-repels-an-attack-near-the-buenavi.md) _Context: Mexican drug war, Mexico_