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News: U.S.A Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR to combat narco-terrorism, highlighting growing military tensions in the Latin American region, especially with Venezuela.
About Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR
- Launched by: U.S. Ministry of War (Defence)
- Objective: To defend the U.S.A homeland, combat narco-terrorism, and secure the Western Hemisphere from drugs, particularly those coming from Venezuela.
- The operation is part of broader efforts to curb drug trafficking and its devastating effects on U.S.A citizens.
- Background: The operation comes amid increasing tension between the U.S.A and Venezuela. U.S.A has accused Venezuela of being involved in illegal drug trafficking.
- The operation will involve military strikes and surveillance efforts to target drug trafficking boats operating in the Caribbean and surrounding regions.
- The operation builds on a pre-existing campaign (launched in January) that integrates robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) for detecting and surveilling drug trafficking.
