President Donald Trump published aerial footage of the moment a US Air Force strike killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, known as Nini Guerrero, the leader of the Tren de Aragua criminal-terror organization. According to US officials, the operation was conducted in full coordination with the Venezuelan government.
President Donald Trump released aerial footage this morning showing the moment a US Air Force strike killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, the leader of the Tren de Aragua criminal-terror organization, known as Niño Guerrero. The footage was posted on social media at around 10:52 Jerusalem time, hours after Trump first confirmed the operation at 04:09 Jerusalem time.
As The Zioneer reported in its initial bulletin at 04:09 Jerusalem, Trump announced that US Southern Command had conducted a "rapid and lethal kinetic strike" against Guerrero in Venezuela. Within minutes, the same report noted that the operation was carried out in coordination with Venezuelan authorities. By 06:25 Jerusalem, SOUTHCOM commander General Francis L. Donovon thanked the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, calling it a "joint operation" — marking the first on-record acknowledgment of Venezuelan military involvement. The Venezuelan government later confirmed the strike occurred in southeastern Bolívar State.
Trump's statement described Tren de Aragua as one of the world's most bloodthirsty terror organizations, as The Zioneer reported. Guerrero had been indicted in December 2025 in New York on federal conspiracy and extortion charges, including providing material support to terrorists. The operation represents a rare instance of security coordination between Washington and Caracas.
The precise weapon system used and the exact location of the strike within Bolívar State have not been disclosed. The newly released footage is the first official visual documentation of the operation made public.
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