US kills leader of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang in airstrike, Trump says
Niño Guerrero was killed in a "swift and lethal kinetic strike," the US President wrote in a social media post.
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"At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"Before I returned to office, Joe Biden opened our Southern Border to millions of Illegal Criminals."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"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."
— Pete Hegseth , Executive
"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 Organizations on Planet Earth."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"Guerrero was confirmed killed during the strike."
— Pete Hegseth , Executive
"Tren de Aragua terrorists no longer have safe haven in Venezuela or anywhere else and, under my leadership, we will find these vicious murderers and drug lords anytime, anyplace, and send them to the depths of hell where they belong."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"The operation underscores the shared U.S. and Venezuelan commitment to take the fight to narco-terrorists and deny them any safe haven in our hemisphere."
— Pete Hegseth , Executive
Key People
Interim President of Venezuela who signed an amnesty bill approved by the National Assembly.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Leader of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua.
Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores is the leader of the Tren de Aragua gang.
Current US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
The President of Venezuela, involved in a long-standing political crisis.
Pete Hegseth is the United States Secretary of Defense.
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Niño Guerrero was killed in a "swift and lethal kinetic strike," the US President wrote in a social media post.
President Trump announced that a U.S. military airstrike killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, leader of the Tren de Aragua gang, in Venezuela, with assistance from Venezuelan authorities.
President Trump announced that U.S. forces carried out a strike that killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, leader of the Tren de Aragua gang, in Venezuela.
President Trump announced that a U.S. military strike killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, leader of the Tren de Aragua gang, in Venezuela, highlighting U.S.-Venezuela coordination against narcoterrorism.
President Trump announced that a U.S. military strike killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, leader of the Tren de Aragua gang, in Venezuela, highlighting U.S.-Venezuela coordination.
President Trump confirmed that U.S. forces conducted a strike in Venezuela, killing Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, leader of the Tren de Aragua gang, in coordination with Venezuelan authorities.
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