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US strike kills Venezuelan gang leader Tren de Aragua

A US military strike, directed by former President Trump, has successfully eliminated Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero, the leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. The US Southern Command carried out the operation, which was coordinated with Venezuelan authorities. Tren de Aragua has been designated a terrorist organization by the US, and the strike aimed to disrupt its operations and deny safe havens. AI

RANK_REASON A targeted strike by a major power against the leader of a designated terrorist organization, involving international coordination. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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US strike kills Venezuelan gang leader Tren de Aragua

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 Norsk(NO) · Associated Press,Reuters ·

    US strike kills leader of Venezuelan prison gang: Trump

    President Donald Trump said late on Friday that a “swift and lethal kinetic” US strike has killed Tren de Aragua gang leader Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores. “At my direction, ‌the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execu…