El Salvador Family Traumatized By Gangs, And The Government

First, Yessica Mercedes lost a brother who was beaten to death by gang members. Then, another brother was jailed in the government's "war" against gangsters. Neither were members of the feared criminal groups that have wrought havoc on Salvadoran society, she said. Her family, however, has been caught in the middle of both gang violence and President Nayib Bukele's controversial crackdown to halt the bloodshed. "Now we are no longer victims of criminals, now we are victims of the regime, which takes away innocent people," the 43-year-old seamstress told AFP....