U.S. Assisted Venezuela in Deadly Drone Strike, Officials Say NYT - Home Page By: Annie Correal, Eric Schmitt, Isayen Herrera and Julie Turkewitz 3 November 2026 at 21:56 The attack on a drug-trafficking group killed about two dozen people, a rights group said. It comes as the United States is militarizing the fight against “narcoterrorism” in Latin America. © Federico Rios for The New York TimesThe National Liberation Army, or ELN, in Arauca, Colombia. The rebel army is active in Colombia and Venezuela.