US labels non-state drug cartels as terrorist organizations amid transnational attacks

The Trump administration has notified the US Congress that the country is now engaged in a non-international armed conflict with drug cartels it has designated as terrorist organizations. According to a White House memo, US President Donald Trump is convinced that these cartels are non-state armed groups, designating them as terrorist organizations and determined that their actions constitute an armed attack against the United States.  The memo said, these groups are now transnational and cond...