Juárez has 23 deaths in 2 days

Despite the killings, Juárez Mayor José Reyes Ferriz said Joint Operation Chihuahua has not been a failure even if the military has been unable to quell bloodshed that has claimed more than 1,000 lives this year.

1000 lives just this year ! yeah that is not a failure ! the Cartels are a little off track for breaking their record this year , so I guess the Military has done something ! The cartels should have at least 1300 under their belt to beat last year ! And giving the last 2 days some credit , They are picking up the Pace !The El Paso Times
The drug war in Chihuahua intensified Tuesday with the slaying of a town mayor, the fatal shooting of a man with press credentials and double-digit homicides for the second day in a row in Juárez.

Despite the killings, Juárez Mayor José Reyes Ferriz said Joint Operation Chihuahua has not been a failure even if the military has been unable to quell bloodshed that has claimed more than 1,000 lives this year.

Reyes, responding to criticism of the federal anti-crime deployment, said the operation has different phases that won't be complete until October, when the growing police force finishes being trained by the Mexican army.

The violence Tuesday reached out to elected leaders when drug traffickers carried out a threat by killing the mayor of the town of Namiquipa in central Chihuahua.
A dozen homicides occurred Monday, and at least 11 killings were tallied as of Tuesday evening, including a man with press credentials.

Also on Tuesday, the body of a man was found in the trunk
of a red Ford Focus with Texas plates after residents reported the stench of the decomposing body. The man's head was covered with medical bandages, and his hands were bound behind his back.

In addition, the mutilated bodies of two unidentified men who appeared to have been tortured were found in a Volkswagen Jetta.