U.S. forces in the Caribbean killed 11 suspected members of the Tren de Aragua narcotics cartel on Sept. 2, when they fired on a boat in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the coast of Venezuela.
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump added the Venezuela-based group to a list of cartels and organized criminal networks that his administration designated as “foreign terrorist organizations.”
Here’s what we know about Tren de Aragua and its ties to the Venezuelan government.
What Has Trump Said?
In a post on Truth Social on Sept. 2, the U.S. president said: “Earlier this morning, on my Orders, U.S. Military Forces conducted a kinetic strike against positively identified Tren de Aragua Narcoterrorists in the SOUTHCOM area of responsibility.”…