General information
Type of Incompatibility: Not applicable
Date of first battle related death: 2011-01-16
Date of conflict reached 25 battle releated deaths: 2011-04-14
Comment on conflict reached 25 battle releated deaths: The non-state conflict between the La Familia Cartel and Los Caballeros Templarios is first included in UCDP data in 2011. In April of that year, clashes between the two cartels had resulted in more than 25 battle-related deaths.
Annual information
This section contains annual information systematically collected by the UCDP.
2011
Primary Parties: La Familia - Los Caballeros Templarios
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 115 |
| Best | 115 |
| Low | 115 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2012
Primary Parties: La Familia - Los Caballeros Templarios
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 119 |
| Best | 56 |
| Low | 27 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2013
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 2 |
| Best | 2 |
| Low | 2 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
2014
Primary Parties: -
Dimension: Non-State
| Estimated Fatalities | |
|---|---|
| High | 6 |
| Best | 6 |
| Low | 6 |
Numbers include fatalities for all dyads both active and inactive for this year
Conflict Archive
This section contains annual information no longer systematically collected by the UCDP.
2011 Conflict Archive
Comment on Activity: Infighting between factions of the La Familia Cartel began following the arrest of the cartels leader in 2010. Violence between the La Familia Cartel and Los Caballeros Templarios first reached 25 deaths in 2011 after fighting in the important Pacific port city of Lazaro Cardenas.
Comment on Yearly Battle Related Deaths: The cartels employed brutal tactics which included torture, dismemberment and body dumps in addition to regular shootouts.
Terminated: NO
2012 Conflict Archive
Comment on Activity: Despite reports to contrary, the La Familia Cartel maintained some of its operational capacity into 2012 and the two cartels continued to fight each other. This sustained conflict first resulted in over 25 deaths in 2011.
Comment on Yearly Battle Related Deaths: Fighting between the groups took the form of shootouts, beheadings, assassinations and body dumps.
Terminated: NO
2013 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
2014 Conflict Archive
Terminated: NO
