US Announces Military Operation in Latin America, Targeting Drug terrorists

washington DC – US Defense Minister Pete Hegseth announced the latest US military operation to “eliminate narcoterrorists” in Latin America. This announcement comes as concerns increase that deploying US military forces in the region could trigger a wider conflict.

In the announcement via X social media, as reported by AFP on Friday (November 14, 2025), Hegseth said that the latest US military operation, called “Operation Southern Spear“, was aimed at “securing our homeland from drugs”.

“today, I announce Operation SOUTHERN SPEAR,” Hegseth wrote in a social media post on Thursday (November 13) local time.

“this mission is to defend our homeland, eliminate narcoti