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12 articles about 10 events for “US Military Campaign Against Drug Cartels In Latin America”.
“The US is sending hundreds of soldiers to Latin America as the Pentagon widens its campaign against drug traffickers, The New York Times reported.”
“US military says 4 killed in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean The U.S. military has attacked another boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military attacked a boat…”
“The US military attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its months-long campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.”
“The U.S. military attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its months-long campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.”
“…on has prioritized defense of the Western Hemisphere, which in practice has meant a whole-of-government approach: the State Department designated several cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control…”
“… should he win, will almost certainly sign Brazil up to Trump’s Shield of the Americas, a coalition of 18 rightwing Latin American and Caribbean heads of state that promises to use “lethal military force to destroy the sinister cartels and terrorist…”
“This may be the case, for example, when the hostilities are of a collective character or when the government is obliged to use military force against the insurgents, instead of mere police forces."”
“…trip this week, Rubio will sit down with the new government in Colombia, whose president focused on countering narcoterrorists during his campaign; meet with Ecuador’s president, who has assisted US military operations against drug networks; and meet with the…”
“Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended controversial strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats during a visit to Ecuador on Wednesday, arguing Latin American cartels would "eat these countries alive" if left unchecked.”
“President Donald Trump‘s fight with the Latin American drug cartels is one of this administration’s success stories.”
“Washington — The U.S. military attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.”
“It brings the overall death toll to 223 people killed in 67 strikes during the nearly year-long US campaign of bombing alleged drug boats off Latin America’s Caribbean coast and in the eastern Pacific Ocean.”