Trump claims US killed Tren de Aragua leader Nino Guerrero in Venezuela
Quick Look
- Former US President Donald Trump announced that a US-led kinetic strike successfully executed Nino Guerrero, the leader of the Tren de Aragua terrorist organization, in Venezuela.
- Trump stated the operation was coordinated with Venezuelan authorities, a sentiment echoed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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Why It Matters
Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that the US Southern Command conducted a kinetic strike against Nino Guerrero, leader of the Tren de Aragua, in Venezuela. He stated the operation was coordinated with Venezuela.
At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Nino Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organisations on Planet,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Friday evening, referring to Guerrero Flores by his alias.
“This action was coordinated closely with our friends in Venezuela, with whom we are working very well.”
Trump did not specify when the strike took place.
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth posted on social media that the strike occurred earlier in the week on a Tren de Aragua compound in Venezuela.
Hegseth said, “The operation underscores the shared US and Venezuelan commitment to take the fight to narco-terrorists and deny them any safe haven in our hemisphere.”
Open Questions
- When exactly did the strike take place?
- What specific intelligence led to the strike?
