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Trump says US strike killed Tren de Aragua gang boss with Venezuelan help

Gang leader Flores had controlled the vast criminal syndicate from Venezuela for years. Grouped from 11 articles across 8 sources.

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Al JazeeraJun 13, 2026, 6:50 AM

Trump says US strike killed Tren de Aragua gang boss with Venezuelan help

Gang leader Flores had controlled the vast criminal syndicate from Venezuela for years.

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The GuardianJun 13, 2026, 1:51 AM

Trump says leader of Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang killed in US strike

President says Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores killed in ‘swift and lethal’ military strike with help from Venezuela The US military has killed a leader in the Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua, Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, with the help of Venezuela, Donald Trump announced on Friday. “At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero, the infamous leader of Tren De Aragua, one of the most bloodthirsty Terrorist Organizations on Planet Earth,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Continue reading...

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ABC NewsJun 13, 2026, 2:33 AM

Tren de Aragua leader killed in US military strike, Trump says

The leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua has been killed in a U.S. military strike, President Donald Trump said in a social media post Friday night.

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NBC NewsJun 13, 2026, 1:58 AM

Trump says alleged leader of Tren de Aragua gang killed in U.S. strike

The president said the military strike that killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, who’s known as Niño Guerrero, was carried out in coordination with Venezuela.

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Al JazeeraJun 13, 2026, 6:07 AM

Trump claims US kills Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang leader

Trump claims US kills Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang leader

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Financial TimesJun 13, 2026, 3:42 AM

US kills leader of Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang in air strike

Trump administration said it killed Héctor Guerrero in co-ordination with the government of Delcy Rodríguez

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DWJun 13, 2026, 6:36 AM

US, Venezuela say Tren de Aragua leader killed in strike

The leader of the Venezuela-based Tren de Aragua gang has died in a US strike, US President Donald Trump says. The gang has been labeled a terrorist organization by Washington.

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Sky NewsJun 13, 2026, 1:26 AM

Leader of Venezuelan gang killed in US strike, Trump says

President Donald Trump has said a "swift and lethal kinetic" US military strike has killed "the infamous leader" of Venezuela's Tren de Aragua street gang.

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ABC AustraliaJun 13, 2026, 1:25 AM

Trump says US has killed leader of Venezuelan drug cartel in air strike

The US president said he would continue to track down Tren de Aragua members and "send them to the depths of hell where they belong".

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Al JazeeraJun 12, 2026, 9:51 AM

Family mourn Indian sailor killed in US strike on oil tanker

The wife and family of an Indian sailor killed in a US strike on a tanker off Oman this week have gathered in mourning.

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The GuardianJun 11, 2026, 6:11 PM

Delhi issues ‘strong protest’ after US strikes kill three Indian seafarers in Gulf

Washington claims vessel was violating its blockade of Iranian ports and failed to comply with instructions The Indian government has voiced a “strong protest” after three Indian seafarers were killed in US military strikes against oil tankers travelling through the strait of Hormuz. US Central Command confirmed that its aircraft had fired two Hellfire missiles at the engine room of the MT Settebello as it sailed through the Gulf of Oman on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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