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Guatemala has agreed to collaborate with the United States on military operations against drug traffickers. This agreement is part of President Trump's broader strategy to combat drug cartels in Latin America. The cooperation includes joint strikes and other military actions targeting drug gangs.
- ▪Guatemala will conduct joint strikes with the United States against drug traffickers.
- ▪This agreement marks an escalation in President Trump's crackdown on drug cartels.
- ▪Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo formally requested cooperation in operations against drug trafficking organizations.
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3m ago06.41 EDTGuatemala has agreed to conduct joint strikes with the United States against drug traffickers in its territory, the New York Times reported.The move marks an escalation of US president Donald Trump’s crackdown on drug cartels operating out of Latin America.Guatemalan president Bernardo Arevalo agreed to the strikes with US defense secretary Pete Hegseth in a call last week, the Times reported, quoting two people familiar with the talks.The Central American nation has formally requested “cooperation in operations led by Guatemalan security forces against drug trafficking organizations” in a letter to Hegseth, Arevalo’s office told The Times.The two officials told the newspaper that the United States and Guatemala had also agreed to “other military action” to target drugs…
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