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Arévalo Raises the State of Siege, but Maintains Military Operations in Guatemala

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The president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, has lifted on Monday the state of siege imposed nationwide in mid-January, after the Barrio 18 gang organized simultaneous revolts in three prisons in the country and murdered eleven police officers in the capital in a weekend. The measure lasted a month and achieved the capture of 91 gang members and the return of control of the prisons at the hands of the government. Now the president said he will …

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The president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, has lifted on Monday the state of siege imposed nationwide in mid-January, after the Barrio 18 gang organized simultaneous revolts in three prisons in the country and murdered eleven police officers in the capital in a weekend. The measure lasted a month and achieved the capture of 91 gang members and the return of control of the prisons at the hands of the government. Now the president said he will …

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The president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, said this Sunday, February 15 that the state of siege that he decreed a month ago, and that concludes tomorrow, Monday, February 16, allowed control of the gangs that in January murdered 11 policemen and mutined in jails. The state of siege that was ratified by Congress allowed the police and the army to stop the escalation that took place in Barrio 18, one of the gangs considered by the United State…

Photo: video capture/Government of Guatemala On Sunday, February 15, the president, Bernardo Arévalo, reported on the national network that the State of Sitio will not be spreading, so it will end as agreed, this Monday, February 16. The Guatemalan president said that during the month in which this measure was applied they have captured 83 terrorists, seized 5 tons of cocaine, there was a 33% reduction in extortions and extradited 7 criminals. N…

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Prensa Libre broke the news in on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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