Malian army convoy ambushed by rebels north of Gao
France 24 →A Malian army convoy was ambushed by rebels in a remote part of the northern Gao region, the Malian military confirmed Saturday. Regional al Qaeda affiliate JNIM and the separatist Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) claimed responsibility for the attack in separate statements that cited "great human losses".
REBELS AMBUSH FEDERAL FORCE Mexican Regulars Reported Heavy Losers Caught in Deep Canyon
# Insurgents Pour Withering Fire Into Ranks Of Opponents, Who Are Said to Have Sustained Casualties of 350 Killed and Wounded—Vast Quantities Of Ammunition Secured by the Rebels EL PASO, March 8.—That a battle has taken place between Madero's forces and the federals under Colonel Escudero, in which the latter lost 350 killed and wounded, was the assertion of couriers who have reached here. They say that the Madero forces waited in ambush on the edge of a deep canyon fifteen miles west of Montezuma. When the federal forces were well in the canyon the insurgents poured withering fire on them. The Mexican regulars tried to retreat, but failed and it was not until 250 of his men were down that Escudero managed to extricate the remnants of his force. The regulars then attempted to retreat toward Casa Grandes, but found that the insurgents had placed a strong force across the road. Penned in with the enemy on both sides it was believed by the couriers who got through to this city that the federals
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Battle of Ciudad Juárez (1911)
The outcome of the battle changed the perception of the rebel movement in Mexico. Before Madero's victory many believed that the rebel forces would scatter as soon as they were confronted by federal troops. The immediate effect of the rebels' success helped convince Porfirio Díaz to agree to the revolutionaries' demand for his resignation.
Wikipedia →Treaty of Ciudad Juárez
The treaty was signed on May 21. Díaz resigned accordingly on May 25. Zapata, however, refused to recognize the interim government of de la Barra, and for the time being the fighting in Morelos continued.
Wikipedia →Plan of Ayala
The Plan was drafted with the help of local schoolteacher and Zapata's mentor Otilio Montaño Sánchez. It detailed Zapata's ideology and vision succinctly in the cry 'Reforma, Libertad, Justicia y Ley!' ('Reform, Freedom, Justice and Law!'). Zapata denounces Madero's revolution, claiming that his only motivation was to further his own power.
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