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President Donald Trump notified Congress that his administration has determined drug cartel members are unlawful combatants with which the United States is engaged in non-international armed conflict, according to a memo obtained by media outlets.</span

President Donald Trump notified Congress that his administration has determined drug cartel members are unlawful combatants with which the United States is engaged in non-international armed conflict, according to a memo obtained by media outlets.

The memo follows three US military strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean last month that killed 17 people, with at least two operations targeting vessels that originated from Venezuela according to administration officials.</span

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The memo follows three US military strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean last month that killed 17 people, with at least two operations targeting vessels that originated from Venezuela according to administration officials.

Pentagon officials briefed senators on Wednesday about the strikes but could not provide a list of designated terrorist organizations at the center of the conflict, which frustrated some lawmakers who were briefed according to sources.</span

Pentagon officials briefed senators on Wednesday about the strikes but could not provide a list of designated terrorist organizations at the center of the conflict, which frustrated some lawmakers who were briefed according to sources.

The administration argues that cartels are transnational groups conducting ongoing attacks throughout the Western Hemisphere as organized entities, therefore constituting an armed attack against the United States requiring military response.</span

The administration argues that cartels are transnational groups conducting ongoing attacks throughout the Western Hemisphere as organized entities, therefore constituting an armed attack against the United States requiring military response.

Senator Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, criticized the strikes saying the Trump administration has offered no credible legal justification, evidence or intelligence for the military actions against cartels.</span

Senator Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, criticized the strikes saying the Trump administration has offered no credible legal justification, evidence or intelligence for the military actions against cartels.

Legal experts including former Bush administration official Matthew Waxman called the declaration a dangerous stretch of international law, noting it allows targeting cartel members with lethal force and detention without trial.</span

Legal experts including former Bush administration official Matthew Waxman called the declaration a dangerous stretch of international law, noting it allows targeting cartel members with lethal force and detention without trial.

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