Friday, November 7, 2025

U.S. Sends Attack Aircraft to El Salvador Amid Regional Troop Buildup; GOP blocks measure to constrain Trump on Venezuela

 U.S. Sends Attack Aircraft to El Salvador Amid Regional Troop Buildup - The New York Times

A New York Times analysis of satellite imagery and air traffic control communications found that U.S. military planes began operating out of the Central American country in mid-October.

Related: Republicans Block Measure to Bar Military Strike on Venezuela - The New York Times

The AC-130J Ghostrider that later appeared in El Salvador taxied near a runway in Ceiba, P.R., in late October. Photo by Ricardo Arduengo/Reuters