Hegseth says Colombia's new president has requested US collaboration in anti-drug efforts
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said the recently inaugurated government of Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has requested U.S. collaboration in joint military operations in Colombia to combat “narco-terrorism.”
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War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that newly inaugurated Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has authorized joint military operations with the United States to target drug cartels in the country.
Colombia’s new conservative government is partnering with Washington to fight drug gangs in its territory, part of an aggressive U.S. push to coordinate joint military strikes on so-called “narco-terrorism” across the Americas. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the announcement…
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said the recently inaugurated government of Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has requested U.S. collaboration in joint military operations in Colombia to combat “narco-terrorism.”
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said the recently inaugurated government of Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has requested U.S. collaboration in joint military operations in Colombia to combat "narco-terrorism."
Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella wants to collaborate with the United States in joint military operations to combat narco-terrorism, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
Pentagon chief Hegseth says Colombia's new president, a Miami-tied 'El Tigre,' invited US troops into the drug war as Bogota digs out from a deadly quake.
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