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Venezuela’s military could desert Maduro after Syrian ally’s fall, opposition leader says

María Corina Machado argues military chiefs fear meeting same fate as Assad’s generals
Financial Times - 12h
In Mexican Desert, Digging for a ‘Miracle’: Bringing the Missing Back Home

Tens of thousands of people have vanished in northern Mexico, many because of cartel violence. An unlikely partnership offers families a form of closure.
The New York Times - 4d
Ukraine is investigating its special French-trained brigade after reports of mass desertion and command problems

Yahoo News - 5d
A Mexican Mayor’s Odyssey: From Undocumented Migrant to Cartel Target

A former undocumented resident of California who now runs a town in Mexico, Crispín Agustín Mendoza has survived one assassination attempt. But he says, “I have to learn how to survive.”
The New York Times - Jan. 1

Venezuela’s military could desert Maduro after Syrian ally’s fall, opposition leader says