Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has blamed the United States in part for the surge in cartel violence terrorizing the northern state of Sinaloa which has left at least 30 people dead in the past week.

Some 53 people have been killed and 51 others are missing in Mexico's western Sinaloa state since rival factions of the Sinaloa Cartel began clashing on Sept 9, local authorities said on Friday, with gruesome violence showing no signs of abating.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador partly blamed the U.S. for the recent surge in cartel violence in Sinaloa that left over 30 people dead within a week, saying Thursday the arrest of two top cartel figures helped trigger an increase in ...

In a shocking escalation of violence, at least 53 people have lost their lives and 51 others remain missing in Mexico's Sinaloa state

At least 30 people have been killed in the past two weeks in Mexico’s northern state of Sinaloa as two factions of the powerful Sinaloa cartel continue to clash.

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has accused the United States of escalating cartel violence in Sinaloa following the capture of Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada. Clashes between cartel factions terrorize Culiacan,

National Guards and Army forces patrol the streets during an operation in a neighborhood of Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico on Sept 19. (AP)

Two warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel appear to be fighting for power since two of its leaders were arrested in the U.S.