SOUTHCOM commander abruptly steps down two years early. Navy Adm. Alvin Holsey is departing his job as the military’s top officer over U.S. Southern Command, which oversees operations in and around Latin and South America, the New York Times reported Thursday.

Context: The Trump administration has sent thousands of troops to the region, along with at least eight warships and a submarine—ostensibly to fight fentanyl trafficking off the coast of Venezuela, including military strikes on at least a half-dozen alleged small boats, which have killed more than two dozen people without due process, according to the White House and Defense Department.

Why leave early? “It was unclear why Admiral Holsey is suddenly departing, less than a year into what is typically a three-year job, and

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