President Donald Trump released a video showing a United States military strike on a boat in the Caribbean that he said was smuggling drugs from Venezuela for the Tren de Aragua gang. Trump posted that 11 people were killed and that no US forces were harmed, warning others against bringing drugs into the United States. The strike occurred in international waters and escalated tensions with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The incident was the first known US attack on alleged smugglers since an increased US military presence in the Caribbean to counter cartels designated as narcoterrorist organisations, including warships and a nuclear-powered submarine.
President Donald Trump has released a video showing a United States military strike on a boat in the Caribbean that he says was smuggling drugs out of Venezuela for the Tren de Aragua gang, stoking fears of a possible clash between the Venezuelan and US militaries. In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump said 11 people were killed on Tuesday. He wrote: No US Forces were harmed in this strike.
The strike, apparently carried out in international waters, marks an escalation in tensions between the Trump administration and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whom Trump has repeatedly accused of assisting international drug gangs. The incident is the first known attack the US has made against alleged smugglers since the Trump administration began increasing its military presence in the Caribbean last month to counter drug cartels designated as narcoterrorist organisations.
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