SAA event in Mexico on Sun 1st November 2026

A soldier was killed and two others were seriously wounded after being ambushed by a group of armed thugs early this Saturday near the town of El Ortigal, in the municipality of Ario de Rosales, Michoacán. According to reports from the State Civil Guard, the assailants hid in the undergrowth and opened fire with assault rifles on the vehicles carrying personnel from the 5th Independent Infantry Company (CINE), which is attached to the 21st Military Zone based in Morelia. The military personnel returned fire, forcing the attackers to flee into the difficult, rugged terrain. During the clash, one of the soldiers died at the scene from gunshot wounds, while the two wounded soldiers were assisted and transported to a regional military hospital to receive specialized medical care.