US kills leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang in airstrike, Trump says
"At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero," Trump wrote on social media. Niño Guerrero, whose full name is Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, was the longtime leader of Tren de Aragua. The gang is one of the most notorious criminal groups in Latin America and has been a target of the Trump administration.The president has accused the group of engaging in "irregular warfare" against the US and declared it a foreign terrorist organisation.
- ▪"At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero," Trump wrote on social media.
- ▪Niño Guerrero, whose full name is Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, was the longtime leader of Tren de Aragua.
- ▪The gang is one of the most notorious criminal groups in Latin America and has been a target of the Trump administration.The president has accused the group of engaging in "irregular warfare" against the US and declared it a foreign terrori
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- ▪ U.S. Kills Tren de Aragua Leader, 'Coordinated' w/Venezuela — RealClearPolitics - Homepage
- ▪ Tren de Aragua gang leader killed in US military strike, Trump says — ABC News — Top
- ▪ Tren De Aragua Gang Leader Killed in U.S. Military Strike — Real Clear Defense
- ▪ A Tren de Aragua Leader Is Killed in a Joint Strike, U.S. and Venezuela Say — NYT > Top Stories
- ▪ Trump Says US Killed Tren de Aragua Leader Niño Guerrero - Bloomberg.com — Google News
- ▪ Trump says U.S. military strike killed leader of Tren de Aragua gang — NPR Topics: News
- ▪ Tren De Aragua leader killed in US airstrike, Trump says — New York Post
- ▪ Breaking: Pres. Trump Shares Video of US 'Lethal Kinetic Strike' Killing Head of Tren de Aragua — RedState
- ▪ US killed Tren De Aragua leader in coordination with Venezuela, Trump says — Washington Examiner
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US kills leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang in airstrike, Trump says6 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleTom BennettWashington DCTruth SocialTrump posted footage of what appears to be the airstrike, showing a green building with a nearby shed being blown upThe US military has killed the leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in an airstrike, President Donald Trump has announced. "At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero," Trump wrote on social media. Niño Guerrero, whose full name is Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, was the longtime leader of Tren de Aragua.
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