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Saturday, March 30, 2013  Calm is returning slowly returning to the streets of Reynosa following reports of a shootout, gunmen opening fire on a helicopter and a string of tire fires.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Two drug cartel gunmen are dead Following a shootout south of the border in Nuevo Laredo.

Saturday, March 16, 2013  Two gunwomen are among the dead in a gun battle that claimed five lives south of the border in Reynosa.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  Some five gunmen are dead and two are behind bars following a series of shootouts south of the border in Nuevo Laredo and Miguel Aleman.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  A senior U.S. official says there is strong circumstantial evidence that Mexican federal police who fired on a U.S. embassy vehicle, wounding two CIA agents, were working for organized crime on a targeted assassination attempt.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  The carjacking of a Catholic bishop and other violence have prompted U.S. Consulate officials to issue an alert for Americans living in or traveling to the border community of Piedras Negras.

Friday, August 24, 2012  Two American government employees have been shot and wounded in an attack on their vehicle on a highway south of Mexico City.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  Gunfire and blockades brought busy streets to standstill south of the border in Reynosa where four gunmen were killed in a shootout with Mexican soldiers.

Monday, May 07, 2012  The smoke has cleared following shootouts reported in a populous Matamoros neighborhood and a busy street next to a popular supermarket.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  Armed men and soldiers are involved in a heavy firefight following reports of a car bomb exploding outside a state police building in Nuevo Laredo.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  Seven gunmen are dead and three are behind bars after a shootout with Mexican soldiers on a highway linking Nuevo Laredo and Piedras Negras.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012  A total of four people dead and three wounded following a series of Wednesday attacks south of the border in Ciudad Victoria.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  Mexican authorities are asking the public to avoid an area near the Matamoros WalMart following reports of an intense gun battle during the lunch rush hour early Tuesday afternoon.

Saturday, January 28, 2012  Mexican authorities have confirmed that four gunmen and one soldier are dead following an intense battle in Nuevo Laredo.

Friday, January 27, 2012  American officials are confirming reports about intense shootouts in the streets of Nuevo Laredo. It's all taking place in an area directly across the border from Laredo, Texas.