US EditionU.S. Military Kills 2 Men in Another Alleged Drug Boat Strike in Eastern Pacific
SOUTHCOM said intelligence linked the vessel to narco-trafficking routes, and the latest strike brings the death toll to at least 170.
- On Monday, U.S. Southern Command conducted a lethal strike in the eastern Pacific, killing two people on a vessel allegedly engaged in narco-trafficking operations.
- Operation Southern Spear, a campaign launched in September, targets vessels allegedly linked to designated terrorist organizations involved in drug trafficking across the region.
- Monday's action brings the death toll to at least 170 since the campaign began, though military officials provided no evidence the vessel was ferrying drugs.
- International law experts and Democratic lawmakers have questioned the legality of these strikes, citing a lack of definitive evidence that targeted vessels were involved in drug trafficking.
- The administration maintains these operations are necessary to combat cartels, even as the military balances maritime efforts with ongoing commitments in the Middle East.
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The U.S. Army announced for months that it killed two people in an attack on a alleged drug embargo in the Pacific Ocean. The number of deaths in this American campaign is at least 170.
Washington, 13 Apr (EFE).- The United States destroyed on Monday a new boat supposedly operated by organizations linked to drug trafficking in the Pacific, an attack in which two people were killed. The U.S. Southern Command was in charge of executing the new mission of the South Launch plan and announced the result of the operation in its X account along with a video. The armed forces detailed that no military personnel were injured during the …
U.S. strike on alleged drug vessel in Eastern Pacific kills 2
A new U.S. military strike on an alleged drug vessel in the Eastern Pacific has left two people dead, according to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). The strike was carried out on April 13 at the direction of SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, who ordered Joint Task Force Southern Spear to target a vessel the command said was operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. “Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known nar…
US military says 2 killed in Eastern Pacific boat strike
The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out a strike on a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two male “narco-terrorists.” U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) wrote on social platform X that “at the direction” of its commander, Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear “conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a…
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