Overview
- U.S. Southern Command said the carrier strike group entered its area on Nov. 11 to support the president’s order to dismantle transnational criminal organizations.
- The USS Gerald R. Ford carries four F/A-18E Super Hornet squadrons and sails with three guided-missile destroyers, according to Southcom.
- Venezuela’s defense chief announced nationwide deployment of land, air, naval, riverine and missile forces with the Bolivarian militia, and state media aired exercises he said drew 200,000 troops.
- The UN human rights chief urged a U.S. probe into roughly 20 Caribbean and Pacific strikes that news reports say left 76 dead, citing strong indications of extrajudicial executions.
- Colombia suspended intelligence sharing with Washington over the strikes and UK cooperation was reportedly halted, while Russia publicly condemned the operations.