US not responsible for violence in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, ambassador says

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US not responsible for ********* in Mexico’s Sinaloa state, ambassador says

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to Mexico on Saturday rejected President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s claims that the U.S. was “co-responsible” for ********* in the western state of Sinaloa, where more than 50 people have ***** in an intra-cartel war this month.

Two rival factions of the powerful Sinaloa Cartel have been fighting since Sept. 9, a conflict that can be traced to the high-profile arrest on U.S. soil of legendary trafficker, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada, on July 25.

Zambada alleges he was kidnapped in Mexico and flown to the U.S. by Joaquin Guzman Lopez, a senior ****** boss in a rival faction of the Sinaloa Cartel who had been holding talks with the U.S. about surrendering.

The incident has strained relations between the two countries, with Mexico demanding to know more details. The recent ********* in Sinaloa has ******* at least 53 people, left 51 missing, and paralyzed many towns and cities.

Lopez Obrador, who is due to step down next month, said on Thursday the U.S. shared responsibility for the ********* because of its “operation,” a reference to the prior surrender talks with Guzman.

U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar, who had previously denied U.S. officials were involved in the alleged kidnapping of Zambada, rejected the ******** president’s argument.

“What is being seen in Sinaloa is not the fault of the ******* States,” Salazar said in a press conference in the northern state of Chihuahua, adding that the U.S. cannot be held responsible for “the massacres that we see in different places.”

Salazar said he has told incoming ******** President Claudia Sheinbaum that cooperation between Mexico and the U.S. will have to be “strong and deep” to deal with the security challenges.

******** authorities said on Saturday that another 600 soldiers had arrived in Sinaloa to help reinforce security.

(Additional reporting by Lizbeth Diaz; Writing by Drazen Jorgic; Editing by Paul Simao)

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