Hegseth Says Anti-Cartel Coalition Will Do ‘Bad Things to Bad People’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Latin American military leaders gathered in Panama to ramp up their efforts alongside U.S. forces.

By Eric Schmitt and Annie Correal

Hegseth Says Colombia Approves Joint Military Operations With US

Colombia’s new conservative government is partnering with the US to fight drug gangs in its territory, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.

By Iain Marlow and Oscar Medina

Colombia authorizes joint anti-drug ops with US military, says Hegseth

Colombia's newly elected President Abelardo de la Espriella plans to forge a military alliance with the United States and Israel to aid his war on guerrillas. Last September, the US military launched a campaign of airstrikes targeting alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean that have killed at least 215 people.

Colombia asked US to carry out joint military operations: Hegseth

Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella asked the US Government for joint military operations “to destroy terrorists and terror networks,” said US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Wednesday. At an event of the so-called Americas Counter Cartel Coalition (ACCC) in Panama, Hegseth said that “Colombia will join the ACCC, becoming the 19th member.” Through the […] The post Colombia asked US to carry out joint military operations: Hegseth appeared first on Colombia News.

By Adriaan Alsema