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title: "US and Colombia Consider Joint Military Operations Against Drug Traffickers"
description: "Most outlets reported the authorization of joint anti-drug operations between the US and Colombia, with Arab News Pakistan emphasizing the US military's role and the expansion of counter-narcotics efforts in Latin America. 24 News HD highlighted Colombia’s authorization of the joint operations and the involvement of the US Defense Secretary. Both excerpts framed the development as a military and strategic move against drug traffickers."
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# US and Colombia Consider Joint Military Operations Against Drug Traffickers

pakistan · latest filing 13 Aug 2026, 3:22 PM PKT · 13 Aug 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the authorization of joint anti-drug operations between the US and Colombia, with Arab News Pakistan emphasizing the US military's role and the expansion of counter-narcotics efforts in Latin America. 24 News HD highlighted Colombia’s authorization of the joint operations and the involvement of the US Defense Secretary. Both excerpts framed the development as a military and strategic move against drug traffickers.

## Same story from 3 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **ARY News (English)** — [Colombia authorizes joint anti-drug ops with US military: Pentagon chief](https://arynews.tv/colombia-authorizes-joint-anti-drug-ops-us-military-pentagon) · 13 Aug 2026, 3:22 PM PKT
- **24 News HD** — [Colombia authorizes joint anti-drug ops with US military](https://www.24newshd.tv/13-Aug-2026/colombia-authorizes-joint-anti-drug-ops-us-military) · 13 Aug 2026, 9:44 AM PKT · 90% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Colombia has authorized joint military operations with the United States to target drug traffickers, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, expanding Washington's campaign against cartels in Latin America.
- **Arab News Pakistan** — [US floats prospect of joint strikes on Colombian armed groups](https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2654469/world) · 13 Aug 2026, 8:08 AM PKT · 77% identical wording to the newest filing
  > PANAMA CITY: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth floated on Wednesday the possibility of joint strikes on Colombian armed groups, as he welcomed the nation into a military-led counter-narcotics coalition after its conservative president took over last week. Colombia had authorized “joint military operations to destroy terrorists and terror networks,” Hegseth told a gathering of the US-led America...

3 articles from 3 outlets, 13 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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