Colombia just invited US troops into the drug war, says the Pentagon. Miami is watching

Colombian president sanctions US military operations amid earthquake disaster

Following the deadly earthquake, the government’s response has been marked by curfews, militarization and an invitation to foreign troops.

Colombia Invites U.S. — Cartels Panic

Colombia’s new president asked President Trump for joint U.S.-Colombian military operations to crush drug cartels inside Colombia, and Washington says the request is a go. Story Highlights Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Colombia authorized joint operations against cartels. Colombia’s new leader requested U.S. collaboration targeting “narco-terrorism”. The move aligns with decades of U.S.-Colombia counter-drug cooperation....

Colombia just invited US troops into the drug war, says the Pentagon. Miami is watching

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.