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U.S. military kills Venezuelan gang leader in coordinated airstrike, Trump reports

From DR Nyheder · () Danish

Translated from Danish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • The U.S. military has killed the leader of the Tren de Aragua gang in Venezuela during an airstrike coordinated with the Venezuelan government.
  • The operation targeted Nino Guerrero, 42, who was designated a foreign terrorist organization leader by the U.S. last year.
  • The article also briefly mentions the approval of Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by U.S. authorities.

The U.S. military conducted an airstrike in Venezuela earlier this year, targeting and killing Nino Guerrero, the 42-year-old leader of the Tren de Aragua gang. The operation was coordinated with the Venezuelan government, marking a shift from a previous operation where the U.S. reportedly kidnapped President Nicolas Maduro.

Guerrero was identified as a leader of a foreign terrorist organization, a designation the U.S. applied to several Latin American gangs and drug cartels last year, including Tren de Aragua. Donald Trump announced the killing on Truth Social, stating the strike was coordinated with "friends in Venezuela."

In unrelated news, U.S. competition authorities have approved Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The Justice Department's antitrust division concluded that the merger is unlikely to harm competition or consumers, and may even increase competition. The deal values Warner Bros. Discovery at $110 billion.

The U.S. military has killed the leader of the Tren de Aragua gang in an airstrike coordinated with its 'friends in Venezuela.'

— Donald TrumpAnnouncing the operation on Truth Social
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Originally published by DR Nyheder in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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