Tren de Aragua gang leader killed in US military strike, Trump says

President Donald Trump announced that Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, the leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, was killed in a U.S. military strike.

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Tren de Aragua gang leader killed in US military strike, Trump says

President Donald Trump announced on Friday night that Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, the leader of the Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua, has been killed in a U.S. military strike. Trump shared the announcement in a post on the social media platform Truth Social, noting that the operation was successfully carried out with the assistance of Venezuela.[1][2]

The strike was conducted by the United States Southern Command at Trump's direction. In his post, Trump described the operation as a "swift and lethal kinetic strike" against Guerrero, who is also known as "Niño Guerrero." Trump referred to the gang leader as the infamous head of one of the most bloodthirsty organizations.[1]

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