Trump Declares US in Non-International Armed Conflict With Drug Cartels

Trump says U.S. in 'non-international armed conflict' with drug cartels

President Donald Trump last month notified several congressional committees that the United States is in armed conflict with 'terrorist' drug cartels.

Trump says U.S. in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels after ordering strikes in the Caribbean

The Trump administration has yet to explain how the military assessed the boats' cargo and determined the passengers' alleged gang affiliation before the strikes.

Trump has 'determined' the U.S. is in 'armed conflict' with cartels, administration tells Congress

The U.S. military has recently struck at least three boats from Venezuela allegedly carrying narco-traffickers and drugs that could threaten Americans, Trump said on Truth Social.

Trump administration tells Congress the U.S. is in "armed conflict" with drug cartels after Venezuela boat strikes

A notification sent to Congress and viewed by CBS News says President Trump has determined drug cartels are engaged in an "armed attack" against the U.S.

The US War with "Unlawful Combatants" in the Caribbean

A notice calls the people the U.S. military recently killed on suspicion of drug smuggling in the Caribbean Sea “unlawful combatants.” President Trump told members of Congress in a confidential notice that the United States is engaged in a formal “armed conflict” with drug cartels now labeled terrorist organizations and that suspected smugglers for such […] The post The US War with “Unlawful Combatants” in the Caribbean appeared first on www.ind…

Trump declares U.S. is at war with drug cartels

President Trump declared the United States is now at war with drug cartels, deeming them as terrorist organizations and their smugglers as "unlawful combatants" as the White House seeks to explain why its military strikes on drug boats were legally justified.