The killings in the northwest state of Sinaloa raise questions as to whether Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, is taking a tougher approach to cartels.

Sinaloa has seen a surge in violence since the July arrest of the cartel's co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada in the U.S.

A shootout near the capital of Mexico's Sinaloa state killed 19 suspected gang members, while one local cartel leader was arrested, Mexico's defense ministry said on Tuesday, as intra-cartel violence intensifies.

Mexican army troops have killed 19 suspected drug cartel gunmen in a shootout but suffered no casualties themselves.

Little by little, day by day, people live in fear, schools are empty, young people are disappearing, the streets are empty at night.”

Mexican soldiers killed 19 suspected members of the Sinaloa Cartel after they were attacked by more than 30 gunmen near Culiacán on Tuesday.

Mexican troops have killed 19 people suspected of being members of the Sinaloa Cartel in a shooting that took place in the northwestern state of the country, the ministry of defense said. The incident took place after troops were attacked by over 30 people in Culiacan,

Violence has surged in Sinaloa since the arrest in July of the cartel’s co-founder Ismael Zambada, now on trial in US.

Sinaloa has seen a surge in violence since the July arrest of the cartel's co-founder Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada in the U.S.

A shootout near Culiacan, Sinaloa, killed 19 suspected gang members, with a local cartel leader arrested. Over 30 gunmen attacked soldiers, leading to a deadly exchange. Edwin Antonio 'N', linked to the Sinaloa Cartel,