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Trump says leader of Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang killed in US strike
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Trump says leader of Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang killed in US strike

The Guardian · Jun 13, 2026, 1:51 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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President says Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores killed in ‘swift and lethal’ military strike with help from Venezuela The US military has killed a leader in the Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua, Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, with the help of Venezuela, Donald Trump announced on Friday.“At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Continue reading...

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