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Trump says US military killed Venezuelan gang leader

The Hill · Jun 13, 2026, 1:50 AM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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President Trump announced late Friday that U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) launched a strike that killed the leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. A "swift and lethal kinetic strike" killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero, Trump said in a post on his Truth So

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