US state department designated Venezuelan group known as the Cartel of the Suns as a terrorist organization despite doubts over its existence

Move offers potential cover as Trump eyes expanded operations against Venezuela's Maduro.

US has used claims of a ‘war on drugs’ to justify its attacks, which have resulted in 83 deaths that the UN has called extrajudicial executions

La Cancillería venezolana rechazó en un comunicado la declaratoria de grupo terrorista

US says designation necessary to stem drugs flow, but observers believe Trump's real goal is to oust Venezuela's Maduro.

US state department designated Venezuelan group known as the Cartel of the Suns as a terrorist organization despite doubts over its existence

The US says it is headed by Venezuela's president and other senior politicians, but some analysts say it does not even exist.