US EditionTrump Says US Is in 'Armed Conflict' with Drug Cartels After Strikes in Caribbean
The Trump administration classifies drug cartels as terrorist groups in a non-international armed conflict following three deadly strikes on smuggling vessels, including one killing 11 members.
- On Oct. 2, President Donald Trump declared drug cartels `unlawful combatants` and said the United States is in a `non-international armed conflict`, a Trump administration memo states.
- The U.S. military carried out three deadly strikes last month in the Caribbean, starting with a Sept. 2 attack that killed 11 members of Tren de Aragua.
- On Wednesday, Congress was notified by Pentagon officials who could not provide a list of designated groups, frustrating lawmakers, while defense officials appeared caught off guard and declined immediate comment.
- Lawmakers pressed President Donald Trump to seek war powers authority, while Sen. Jack Reed denounced ordering lethal force without Congress or legal justification.
- The memo's language suggests a broader shift in presidential war powers as the Trump administration frames transnational cartels conducting attacks across the Western Hemisphere, with some vessels traced to Venezuela and Tren de Aragua designated earlier this year.
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Trump says US is in 'armed conflict' with drug cartels after strikes in Caribbean
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in an "armed conflict” with them, according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday,…
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Trump Notifies Congress of “Armed Conflict” With Drug Cartels
(The Epoch Times)—President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be “unlawful combatants” and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict,” according to a newly obtained memorandum. The Trump administration has carried out three strikes in recent weeks on boats it said were smuggling drugs in the Caribbean, starting with a Sept. 2 strike that administration officials said killed 11 members of Tren de Aragua, a crimi…
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