US EditionUS formally designates Venezuela's Cartel de los Soles as foreign terrorist organization
The designation enables new US sanctions and military actions against Maduro-linked groups accused of drug trafficking and corruption, officials say.
- On November 16, the United States designated the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization, adding it to the State Department foreign terrorist organization list and enabling new sanctions targeting Maduro's assets.
- Known as a decentralized network within Venezuela's armed forces, the Cartel de los Soles has long been linked to drug trafficking; the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned it in July, saying President Nicolás Maduro and allies bent state power to aid trafficking.
- More than 80 people have been killed in U.S. strikes on suspected trafficking boats, and commercial airlines including Iberia, TAP, LATAM, Avianca and GOL suspended flights after FAA warnings, with Turkish Airlines canceling November 24 to 28 services.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the designation gives a whole bunch of new options, declining to provide details, and officials say the designation could offer legal cover for potential direct military action.
- Seventy percent of Americans oppose U.S. military action in Venezuela, while President Nicolás Maduro and Maduro's government denied the charges and called the accusation a `ridiculous fabrication` Monday.
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Since Monday, the United States formally considers the Cartel of the Suns as a terrorist organization, a measure that opens the door to more forceful punitive measures...
President Donald Trump's formal designation of the Venezuelan Cartel of the Soles as a foreign terrorist organization will enter into force on November 24, which will increase tensions between the United States and Venezuela.The U.S. government explicitly accuses the group of being led by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro himself.The designation takes place in the midst of a huge U.S. military deployment and the intensification of operations i…
US labels Maduro a terrorist as Venezuela slams ‘fabricated pretext’ for intervention
The United States escalated its confrontation with Caracas on Monday, officially designating Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and senior members of his government as part of an international terrorist organization. The move places the so-called Cartel of the Suns on the US State Department’s list of foreign terrorist groups — alongside Al-Qaeda and ISIS — and provides “new tools” for Washington’s expanding military campaign in the Caribbean.
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