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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict   = Capture of Aguililla
| image      =Burned house in aguililla.jpg|Thumb
| partof     = the [[Mexican Drug War]]
| caption    =
| date       = 6–28 April 2021
| place      = [[Aguililla]], [[Michoacan]], [[Mexico]]
| result     =  Initial CJNG Victory
* Aguililla recaptured successfully by the Mexican Army
| combatant1 = {{flag|Mexico}}
| combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación logo 3.png}} [[Jalisco New Generation Cartel]]
| commander1 = {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Andrés Manuel López Obrador]] <br /> {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Silvano Aureoles]]
| commander2 ={{flagicon image|Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación logo 3.png}} [[Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes]]
| casualties1 = 
| casualties2 = {{ubl|1 killed|6 wounded}}
| casualties3 = {{left|[[Cárteles Unidos]]}}<br>
* {{left|{{ubl|26 killed|2 wounded}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/27-believed-killed-massacre-jalisco-cartel/|title = The battle for Aguililla: 27 believed killed in massacre by Jalisco cartel|date = 6 April 2021}}</ref>}}
| campaignbox = {{Campaignbox Mexican Drug War}}
}}
The '''Capture of Aguililla''' was a battle between Mexican troops and [[Jalisco New Generation Cartel]], when [[Jalisco New Generation Cartel]]  ambushed the [[National Guard]] in Aguililla the hometown of [[Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes]], leaving 15 dead.

The [[Jalisco New Generation Cartel]] arrived in [[Aguililla]] making blockades in the highways. Soon after Federal authorities met with the Governor of Michoacán, Silvano Aureoles, to find a peaceful resolution. The next day Police officers were attacked with shots and grenades using drones, manned by members of the [[Jalisco New Generation Cartel]]. Two elements were injured after that.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/nacional/2021/04/20/atacan-con-drones-a-policias-en-aguililla-michoacan/|title = Atacan con drones a policías en Aguililla, Michoacán}}</ref>

On 10 February 2022 authorities reported that members of the [[Guardia Nacional (Mexico)|National Guard]] and [[Mexican Army|the army]] retook the town and the traffic was restored in 43 towns located in the municipalities of [[Aguililla]], [[Buenavista, Michoacán|Buenavista]], [[Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares|Coalcomán]] and [[Tepalcatepec]]. Six long weapons, 23 improvised explosive devices, 21 vehicles, three of them with handmade armor, and equipment such as radio transmitters or bulletproof vests were also seized.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elpais.com/mexico/2022-02-11/el-ejercito-se-hace-presente-en-aguililla-tras-diez-meses-de-asedio-del-cartel-jalisco.html|title=El Ejército se hace presente en Aguililla tras diez meses de asedio del Cartel Jalisco|work=El País|date=11 February 2022 |accessdate=2022-03-18}}</ref>

== See also ==
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* [[Narcoculture in Mexico]]
* [[2011 Mexican protests]]
* [[2011–12 in the Mexican drug war]]
* [[Borderland Beat]]
* [[Blog del Narco]]
* [[Drug liberalization]]
* [[Mérida Initiative]]
* [[Naval operations of the Mexican drug war]]
* [[Timeline of the Mexican drug war]]
* [[Uppsala Conflict Data Program]]
* [[War on drugs]]
* [[Crime in Mexico]]
* [[Narcoterrorism]]
* [[List of ongoing armed conflicts]]
*[[List of journalists and media workers killed in Mexico]]
*[[List of politicians killed in the Mexican drug war]]
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==References==
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[[Category:Battles of the Mexican drug war]]
[[Category:Organized crime conflicts in Mexico]]