Argentina designates 5 Latin American criminal and guerrilla groups as terrorist organizations

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Calatrava, A. (2026, October 22). Argentina designates 5 Latin American criminal and guerrilla groups as terrorist organizations. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/argentina-designates-5-latin-american-criminal-and-guerrilla-groups-as-terrorist-organizations/article_fabfe320-435b-5d5d-9bea-f7c7fe343bbf.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-22 · by Almudena Calatrava

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Argentina has classified five Latin American criminal and guerrilla groups, including Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, as terrorist organizations. This designation was announced in the official gazette on Thursday by President Javier Milei's government, reflecting alignment with U.S. security policies. The move follows a similar expansion of designations by the United States last month, which added 21 Latin American criminal groups to its list of foreign terrorist organizations.
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Argentina has designated five Latin American criminal and guerrilla groups, including Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, as terrorist organizations, aligning itself with the security policies of the United States, a close ally. President Javier Milei's government published this decision in the official gazette on Thursday, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration expanding its list of designated foreign terrorist organizations to 21 Latin American criminal groups a month prior.

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Almudena Calatrava
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🔮 He died in a shipwreck while fleeing Amsterdam with his family as German forces swept into the Netherlands in May 1940.
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Argentina BUENOS AIRES Latin American Mexico Sinaloa

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Argentina GPE · 2× Latin American NORP · 2× BUENOS AIRES GPE · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Javier Milei PERSON · 1× Mexico GPE · 1× Sinaloa GPE · 1× U.S. GPE · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

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The decision by President Javier Milei’s government, published Thursday in the official gazette, comes a month after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration expanded its list of Latin American criminal groups designated as foreign terrorist organizations to 21.
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2026-10-22 · Toronto Star
Argentina designates 5 Latin American criminal and guerrilla groups as terrorist organizations · assertive framing

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Argentina has designated five Latin American criminal and guerrilla groups, including Mexico’s powerful Sinaloa cartel, as terrorist organizations, aligning itself with the security policies of the United States, a close ally. asserted
Argentina → designate → States
The decision by President Javier Milei’s government, published Thursday in the official gazette, comes a month after U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration expanded its list of Latin American criminal groups designated as foreign terrorist organizations to 21. asserted
administration → publish → 21
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