President Trump has told Congress that he has decided the US is in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels, signaling he’s planning to expand the US military campaign in Latin America, The New York Times reported on Thursday. In the memo, Trump cited his administration’s steps to designate Latin American drug cartels as “terrorist” organizations, which he has used to justify the bombing of three boats in the Caribbean. The memo states that the US and the cartels are engaged in a “non-international armed conflict,” using a term from international law. According to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a non-international armed conflict refers to conflicts in which one or more non-state actors are involved. To meet the threshold for a non-international armed conflict, the ICRC says the hostilities “must reach a minimum level of intensity.