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Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles: what are the implications of its US ‘terrorist’ designation?

The US escalated its dispute with Venezuela on November 24 when the state department added the Cartel de los Soles to its list of foreign terrorist organisations. It claims the network is a drug trafficking organisation led by the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro. The reality is more complicated, but either…

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Venezuelan Regime Slams Marco Rubio For Designation Of Cartel de los Soles As Terrorist Organization: 'Vile Lie'

The Venezuelan regime rejected the designation of the Cartel de los Soles, which the U.S. accuses authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro and other top officials of leading, as a terrorist organization.

Latin Times

The Latest: US to label Venezuela’s Cartel de los Soles as a terror organization

President Donald Trump’s administration is set to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday by designating the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization

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U.S. Officially Designates Cartel de los Soles As Terrorist Organization, Potentially Paving Way For Military Strikes

The Trump administration officially designated the Cartel de los Soles, which it accuses Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro and other top officials of leading, potentially paving the way for military strikes in the country

Latin Times

Trump escalates pressure on Venezuela with terrorist label for ‘cartel’

The Cartel de los Soles is set to be labelled a foreign terrorist organization

The Independent UK

U.S. Sends Several Aircraft Close To Venezuela's Shores As Deadline To Designate Cartel De Los Soles As Terrorist Organization Nears

The U.S. again sent several aircraft off the coast of Venezuela as the day in which the Trump administration will officially designate the Cartel de los Soles, which it accuses authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro and other top officials of leading, as a terrorist organization

Latin Times

Trump's Renewed Pressure On Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro Revives Fears Of Violent 'Chaos For A Sustained Period Of Time'

U.S. officials under President Donald Trump’s first term ran war games to see what the fall of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro might unleash on the oil-rich country, to find that the unclassified simulations projected that Maduro's exit would likely spark violence and chaos as military units, political factions and guerrillas fight…

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Pete Hegseth Says Imminent Designation Of Cartel de los Soles As Terrorist Organization 'Brings a Whole Bunch Of New Options' To Target Venezuela

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Said the imminent designation of the Cartel de los Soles, which the Trump administration accuses Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro of leading, "brings a whole bunch of new options to the United States" to target the regime

Latin Times

White House Currently Not Negotiating With Maduro Regime, Reporter Claims

The White House is currently not negotiating with the Maduro regime in Venezuela, a Bloomberg reported claimed, as the deadline for the designation of the Cartel de los Soles as a terrorist organization, which would pave the way for military action against its alleged members, approaches.

International Business Times

Chuck Schumer Demands Marco Rubio Brief Senate As Trump Escalates Military Strikes On Venezuela Amid Rising Tensions

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is calling on Secretary of State Marco Rubio to provide a classified briefing to lawmakers as the President Donald Trump administration ramps up military operations in Venezuela, raising concerns of potential conflict.

Benzinga

U.S. Says New Terror Designation Will Make Aiding the Cartel of the Suns Punishable by Criminal Charges and Possible Expulsion

Colombian news channel NTN24 has received exclusive information from senior U.S. officials confirming not only that the Cartel de Los Soles will be designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization on November 24, but that anyone who assists the group will be subjected to criminal prosecution and possible expulsion from the United…

Latin Times

Ted Cruz, Other Texas GOP Lawmakers Ask Trump Admin For More Than $10 Billion To Refund Immigration Enforcement Costs

Over two dozen Texas Republican lawmakers have sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem asking the Trump administration for more than $10 billion to reimburse the state for funds spent in immigration enforcement policies.

Latin Times

Republican Rep. Celebrates Designation of Cartel De Los Soles As Terrorist Organization: 'Necessary Step Toward Ending Maduro's Criminal Reign'

Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar celebrated the Trump administration's designation of the Cartel De Los Soles as a terrorist organization, calling it a "necessary step toward ending Maduro's criminal reign."

Latin Times

Former Green Beret Behind Failed Venezuelan Coup Claims CIA Engineered the 'Cartel de los Soles' Decades Ago

Jordan Goudreau, a former U.S. Green Beret involved in a failed 2020 armed incursion into Venezuela, has alleged that the CIA created the so-called "Cartel de los Soles" in the 1990s and later used it to justify U.S. policies against successive Venezuelan governments.

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Republican Rep. Claims 'The Inevitable Is Near' For Maduro In Venezuela Despite Push To Block Trump's Strikes In The Caribbean

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez claimed the end of Nicolas Maduro's authoritarian rule in Venezuela is close to an end despite initiatives in the U.S. Congress to block the Trump administration from conducting strikes in the Caribbean

International Business Times

Fourth Strike at Sea: US Targets Venezuelan Drug Boat Amid 'Armed Conflict' with Cartels

The U.S. military launched a fourth strike on a Venezuelan drugboat, accusing it of carrying narcotics capable of mass casualties. The move underscores a dramatic shift in Trump's cartels policy — and signals how far the administration is willing to push.

International Business Times UK

Fourth Strike at Sea: US Targets Venezuelan Drug Boat Amid 'Armed Conflict' with Cartels

Latin Times

Colombia's Petro Shifts Stance on Venezuela, Presses Maduro Over Detained Nationals

In recent weeks, Petro condemned Washington's deployment of naval assets near Venezuelan waters and rejected claims about the existence of the "Cartel de los Soles"

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US Targets Venezuela Over 'Soles' Cartel. Does It Exist?

Washington cited Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's alleged role in the "Cartel de los Soles" as it dispatched five warships and thousands of Marines toward the Caribbean country for an anti-drug deployment.

Latin Times

Republican Rep. Celebrates Deployment Of U.S. Warships Near Venezuela: 'The Maduro Regime Must Be Annihilated'

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez celebrated the deployment of U.S. warships near Venezuela, saying the "Maduro regime must be annihilated"

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