{"id":1686,"date":"2026-06-13T14:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T14:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1686"},"modified":"2026-06-13T14:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T14:36:10","slug":"trump-announces-u-s-airstrikes-killed-tren-de-aragua-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1686","title":{"rendered":"Trump Announces U.S. Airstrikes Killed Tren De Aragua Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump announced Friday the U.S. military had eliminated the alleged leader of the notorious Tren de Aragua terrorist group.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1684\">Lawmakers Up In Arms Over Proposed \u2018Jazz Hands Monument\u2019 Designed For War On Terror Vets<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump wrote on Truth Social that U.S. Southern Command killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Ni\u00f1o Guerrero, through a \u201cswift and lethal kinetic strike.\u201d The mission was \u201cclosely coordinated\u201d with the Venezuelan government, highlighting a major shift since the capture of former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Ni\u00f1o Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth,\u201d Trump stated. \u201cBefore I returned to office, Joe Biden opened our Southern Border to millions of Illegal Criminals, and allowed this foreign army to rape, maim, and murder American Citizens with total impunity. During my Campaign, I pledged to expel these monsters from our Country, and bring Justice to the families of those they slaughtered, including the precious 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, 22-year-old Laken Reilly, and countless other beautiful souls. With this action, the United States Military has brought retribution for them, their families, and their loved ones.\u201d <strong>(RELATED: \u2018Campaign Of Violence\u2019: Trump Admin Reveals Sweeping Sanctions Against Tren De Aragua Leaders)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/116740105083348004\/embed\" width=\"600\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the strikes took place in the days preceding the president\u2019s announcement, and that the operation underscored \u201cthe shared U.S. and Venezuelan commitment to take the fight to narco-terrorists and deny them any safe haven in our hemisphere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cE<span>arlier this week, the <\/span><span>@DeptofWar<\/span>\u2014 in full collaboration with Venezuelan security forces \u2014 conducted a kinetic strike on a Tren de Aragua (TdA) compound in Venezuela,\u201d Hegseth said. \u201cTdA founder &amp; leader Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, aka \u2018Ni\u00f1o Guerrero,\u2019 was confirmed killed during the strike. The operation underscores the shared U.S. and Venezuelan commitment to take the fight to narco-terrorists and deny them any safe haven in our hemisphere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s post to Truth Social included a video of an unspecified projectile \u2014 presumably a targeted munition \u2014 striking a building and causing it to go up in flames.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p>U.S. Southern Command stated Guerrero Flores was a \u201cwanted fugitive.\u201d The U.S. Southern District of New York indicted him in 2025 on charges that included racketeering, conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, and cocaine conspiracy. The State Department offered up to a $5 million award for information leading to his capture.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1682\">Immigrant Advocacy Blob Tries Fighting Trump\u2019s Crackdown On Foreign Truckers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The indictment alleged Guerrero Flores spearheaded a criminal enterprise which trafficked drugs and people. He was also accused of extorting local populations and committing acts of violence. He allegedly ran his operation out of Tocor\u00f3n Prison by directing gang members on the outside and collecting a fee from their actions.<\/p>\n<p>Guerrero Flores allegedly \u201clived like a king\u201d during his time in the prison, BBC News reported.<\/p>\n<p>The strikes came five months after the U.S. captured and charged Maduro on drug trafficking and narco-terrorism crimes. The indictment charged Guerrero Flores as a co-conspirator.<\/p>\n<p>Trump designated Tren de Aragua as a foreign terrorist organization on the first day of his second term in January 2025. Jose Ibarra, the convicted killer of American nursing student Laken Riley, had ties to Tren de Aragua, as were the alleged killers of another American, 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray.<\/p>\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact\u00a0licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=1679\">New Republican Legislation Could Be Arming BlackRock-Owned Data Centers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump announced Friday the U.S. military had eliminated the alleged leader of the notorious Tren de Aragua terrorist group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[31,2048,221,2049,2050,184,1392],"class_list":["post-1686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-donald-trump","tag-hector-rusthenford-guerrero-flores","tag-pete-hegseth","tag-terrorist","tag-tren-de-aragua","tag-u-s-military","tag-venezuela"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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