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U.S. Unveils 'Southern Spear' as Trump Signals Decision Point on Venezuela

The Pentagon has provided no public definition of the mission’s scope.

Au cours des deux derniers mois, l'armée américaine a mené des frappes contre au moins 21 navires.
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Cette photo, diffusée par l'armée vénézuélienne, un système de missile Buk M2E de fabrication russe chargé d'un missile portant l'inscription « Anticolonialiste » lors d'un exercice d'entraînement à Caracas le 11 novembre.
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Overview

  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Operation Southern Spear, framing it as a push to eliminate narcoterrorists and protect the homeland from drug flows.
  • President Donald Trump said he is “more or less decided” on his approach to Venezuela after months of stepped-up regional operations.
  • U.S. forces have carried out about 20 strikes that destroyed at least 21 boats in international waters, with reports of roughly 80 people killed and no public proof released tying the vessels to drugs.
  • The military buildup now includes multiple warships, F‑16s, and the USS Gerald R. Ford off Latin America, while Venezuela has declared a “massive” nationwide deployment in response.
  • The U.N. human rights chief cited solid indications of extrajudicial executions linked to the strikes, and the Southern Spear label was used earlier this year for a robotics-based surveillance effort.