http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN27517367
Gulf cartel seeks to expand well beyond its heartland
* Top drug lord Guzman under pressure
* No gang yet has the upper hand in the drug war
By Robin Emmott
DURANGO, Mexico, May 27 (Reuters) - Mexico's Gulf cartel and its brutal "Zetas" hit squad are taking on the country's most wanted drug lord on his own turf, escalating a fight for supremacy in a drug war that is worrying the United States.
The Zetas, considered Mexico's most violent gang and feared for beheading victims, are pushing into the northwestern state of Durango in a new battle against arch-rival Joaquin "Shorty" Guzman, Mexico's top drug fugitive.
At least 235 people have died in drug violence in the mountainous state this year in a fight over smuggling routes and marijuana and opium plantations that Guzman has long dominated. He married and is rumored to live in Durango.
The jump in violence poses a new challenge to President Felipe Calderon's attempts to end drug killings, with troops already struggling to contain bloodshed along the U.S. border.
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