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'''Mara Salvatrucha''', also known as '''MS-13''', is a [[El Salvador|Salvadorian]] street [[gang]] based primarily in the Rampart area of [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. It is now an internationally-spread gang, being found in Canada and several other Latin American countries, and is the fastest-growing gang in the world, along with its rival, the [[18th Street]] gang. Members are easily recognizable by their elaborate Gothic-style [[tattoo]]s.

'''Mara Salvatrucha''', also known as '''MS-13''', is a [[El Salvador|Salvadorian]] street [[gang]] that is now an internationally-spread gang. It has a large presence in [[Central America]] and several states of the [[United States of America|United States]], including [[California]], [[Texas]], and [[New York]].<ref>O'Reilly, Andrew (October 24, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/24/ms-13-spreading-across-us-as-ag-sessions-vows-to-take-down-gang.html MS-13 spreading across US as AG Sessions vows to take down gang]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 24, 2017.</ref> It is the fastest-growing gang in the world, along with its rival, the [[18th Street]] gang. Members are easily recognizable by their elaborate Gothic-style [[tattoo]]s.

MS-13 originated during the Salvadorian civil war of the 1980s.

MS-13 originated during the Salvadorian civil war of the 1980s.