In a remote region of Mexico's Guerrero state, uniformed boys line up on a basketball court. 'Attention! Lift up your weapons now,' their trainer yells. The children, ages 6-12, are training to eventually protect their community against criminal groups.
In a remote, mountainous region of Mexico's Guerrero state, a group of uniformed young boys lined up on a basketball court."Attention! Lift up your weapons now," their trainer yelled as the kids rushed into position, hands firmly holding onto their rifles. The littlest ones are training with sticks, faces covered with colored bandanas.
The children, ages 6-12 are training to eventually protect their community against criminal groups, in a lawless terrain where residents say no one is safe.Life amid Mexico's unfettered violenceGuerrero state registered 1,891** intentional homicides in 2019. It was the deadliest year for Mexico as a whole since records began, with a staggering 35,588** murders, according to the National Public Safety Secretariat.
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