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President Arevalo Rules Out US Military Operations in Guatemala

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo ruled out US military operations against organized crime in his country, telling AFP Monday that his country's constitution "does not allow the operation, the conduct of joint military operations" with foreign armed forces.

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Bernardo Arévalo, president of Guatemala, rejects the intervention of U.S. military operations against organized crime in his country, in an interview with AFP.The statement comes after Pete Hegseth, U.S. Secretary of Defense, said a week ago to CBS that Washington could execute operations in Guatemala and Ecuador similar to those that led to the death of Héctor Guerrero Flores, alias “Niño Guerrero”, leader of the criminal organization Tren de …

Guatemala's government does not want US operations against drug cartels and the criminal gangs Barrio 18 and MS-13 in its country. That is the responsibility of its own security forces.

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo appeared categorical, making it clear that United States military operations will not be allowed to be carried out on the territory of his country, even within the framework of the two countries' cooperation to combat organized crime and drug trafficking.

Journalist José Rubén Zamora asks to investigate former Guatemalan prosecutor who took him to prisonDeere Ramiro Valdés, one of the historic commanders of the Cuban revolutionThe president of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, ruled out the execution of U.S. military operations against organized crime in his country, in an interview this Monday with the AFP.The U.S. Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, told the CBS network a week ago that Washington could…

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El Economista broke the news on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
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