The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has secretly established a Cuba task force to intensify pressure on the Cuban government and expand intelligence operations targeting Cuba.
The task force is part of US President Donald Trump's efforts to push for economic, political and leadership changes in Havana, Cuba. Trump is pressuring Cuba.
The New York Times reported, citing people briefed on the initiative, that the task force will enable the agency to quickly direct more financial, human and technical resources toward Cuba.
The task force can quickly direct additional resources toward Cuba.
According to The New York Times, the task force has begun adding case officers, intelligence analysts, cyber specialists and officers focused on covert influence operations.
The task force's mandate is to create divisions within Cuba's political elite in hopes of encouraging the replacement of officials viewed as anti-American with leaders more amenable to Trump's demands, The New York Times reported.
The CIA declined to comment, according to The New York Times.
