Yucatan War of Independence (21st Century Crisis)

The Yucatán War of Independence (Spanish: Guerra de Independencia de Yucatán), known by the Mexican government as the Yucatán Crisis (Spanish: Crisis de Yucatán) is an on-going armed conflict by separatist rebels in Mexico's states Gulf of Mexico, where Chiapas and Yucatán, some of Mexico's most impoverished states, are the largest hotbeds.

The conflict began on September 14, 2018, with heavily armed separatists, using Russian equipment, attacked government facilities, police and military personnel in Chiapas. Another attack soon occured in the state of Yucatán.

Due to the ineffeciency of the Mexican government, the seperatists have claimed control, of the self-proclaimed Republic of Chiapas.