WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels operating in the Caribbean are unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a "non-international armed conflict," according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday.

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President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels operating in the Caribbean are unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a "non-international armed conflict"

That's according to a Trump administration memo obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday

A U.S. official familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly said the Congress was notified about the designation by Pentagon officials on Wednesday

The move comes after the U.S. military last month carried o

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