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U.S. Warns of More Caribbean Operations After Strike Off Venezuela Kills 11

U.S. officials cast the action as part of a wider campaign against groups labeled narcotics terrorists.

Nicolás Maduro.
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Overview

  • Eleven people were killed on September 2 when U.S. forces struck a fast boat off Venezuela that the White House said was carrying drugs.
  • President Trump asserted the crew belonged to Tren de Aragua and tied the group to Nicolás Maduro without presenting public evidence.
  • Venezuelan officials condemned the strike as an extrajudicial killing and claimed the attack video shared by Trump was fake.
  • Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio signaled similar operations will follow, with Rubio saying it will happen again.
  • The campaign coincides with a regional U.S. military buildup and plans to revoke Temporary Protected Status for many Venezuelans, a change U.S. media say could affect about 250,000 people.