President says Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores killed in ‘swift and lethal’ military strike with help from Venezuela The US military has killed a leader in the Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua, Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, with the help of Venezuela, Donald Trump announced on Friday. “At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “This action was coordinated closely with our friends in Venezuela, with whom we are working very well.” Trump’s post also included a video appearing to show the strike. Venezuela confirmed the death of the gang’s leader during the “joint operation”. “There were clashes with members of these criminal structures, in which Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias ‘Nino Guerrero’, was neutralized,” the ministry of communications said in a statement. Tren de Aragua has been labeled a terrorist organization by the US. Guerrero Flores was charged in a New York federal court with racketeering conspiracy and other crimes, in
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Read original at CNN →Shortly after 9 p.m. on Friday, US President Donald Trump made an unusual announcement on his social media platform Truth Social. Trump said that the US and Venezuela had collaborated to kill Héctor Rusthenford…
Read original at CNN →President says Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores killed in ‘swift and lethal’ military strike with help from Venezuela The US military has killed a leader in the Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua, Hector…
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⢠Get the latest updates on the Venezuela earthquakes here. ⢠Sigue nuestra cobertura en español. ⢠Deadly quakes: The death toll from a pair of earthquakes that struck Venezuela has gone up to around 235, and 4,300 people are…
View source →Shortly after 9 p.m. on Friday, US President Donald Trump made an unusual announcement on his social media platform Truth Social. Trump said that the US and Venezuela had collaborated to kill Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known…
View source →President says Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores killed in ‘swift and lethal’ military strike with help from Venezuela The US military has killed a leader in the Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua, Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores,…
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