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Security & Strategic Review - July 2026
VENEZUELA: US kills Tren de Aragua leader in air strike
A US air strike which took out the leader of the transnational organised crime group Tren de Aragua in Venezuela on 12 June is unlikely to have dealt a fatal blow to the group, which President Donald Trump’s administration designated as a foreign terrorist organisation (FTO) in February 2025. However, the operation, which was carried out in coordination with the Venezuelan authorities, did raise questions over whether the country could become a new frontier in Washington’s efforts to combat criminal groups in Latin America.
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