Trump announced his choice for the US Southern Command

According to RCO News Agency, US President Donald Trump nominated a Navy general with extensive experience in special operations and West Asia to lead the US Southern Command; A military structure that is now increasing the pressure of the Trump administration against Venezuela by sending troops to the region.

Trump “General Francis L. Donovan, who is currently the deputy commander of the US Special Operations Command, has been nominated for this position; This action was taken after the sudden retirement of “Alvin Hulsey” from the Southern Command. According to Defense Department officials, Hulsey had concerns about the administration’s decision to target and kill people accused of drug trafficking in a series of naval raids in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since Sept. 2.

If the US Senate approves this nomination, General Donovan will take over the management of the “Southern Command” in a situation where these operations have been severely criticized by lawmakers of both parties, as well as some military analysts, and their legal legitimacy has been questioned.

According to Pentagon officials, on Thursday, the US military killed five more people who were accused by the Trump administration of maritime drug trafficking. These 2 attacks have brought the number of known casualties in this campaign to 104 people.

Meanwhile, the risk of a wider military confrontation with Venezuela has increased; Because Trump has announced that he will “siege” some oil tankers entering and leaving this country. In response, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the country’s navy to escort ships carrying oil products from ports.

General Donovan is one of the prominent figures in the US Army who has gone through the path of military promotion in the infantry, reconnaissance and special operations units and has commanded all three forces of the “Dispatch Marines”.

During the U.S. military battles against Ansarullah forces in Yemen, Donovan, who commanded a 5th Fleet amphibious assault group in the southern Red Sea, tried to identify how Ansarullah was targeting ships and found that they were able to weaponize commercial radar systems in general use and make them more portable. He then encouraged his forces to produce a similar version of the technology, and within months, Marines around the world were using similar mobile radar systems.

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