The truth is that the conflict is neither just crime nor civil war, but a new hybrid type of organized violence. We will never understand its nature until Mexico truly investigates how these mass graves came about. Sign Up You agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times's products and services. In June, the mothers found yet another mass grave in Veracruz State, after somebody sent a map to one of them on Facebook. And in Colinas de Santa Fe, children could play obliviously while at their doorstep was a mass grave akin to those left by the Islamic State.

Source: New York Times July 19, 2017 07:18 UTC