Between 800 and 1,000 Indigenous families have been forced to flee their homes in the mountainous Guerrero state (a remote and historically conflict-affected region in central Mexico) after a criminal group called Los Ardillos launched sustained attacks on their villages, including drone bombings and heavy-calibre gunfire that lasted up to eight hours. The National Indigenous Congress said at least four people were killed, with residents describing terrified women and children sheltering in a local church as fires were set on hillsides and livestock killed. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the national guard was working to protect displaced families and help them return home, though an Indigenous rights spokesperson accused local authorities of colluding with the gang and said security forces already stationed in the area had done nothing to stop the violence.