US EditionLawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of Trump’s military strikes on boats
Bipartisan lawmakers vow strict oversight after U.S. military’s second strike killed 11 on a Caribbean drug vessel, raising concerns over potential war crimes.
- Lawmakers from both parties support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes that allegedly killed smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, citing a report of an order to kill all crew members as a potential war crime.
- Defense Secretary Hegseth denied the allegation, saying operations in the Caribbean are lawful, while President Trump defended him but said he would not have ordered a 'second strike.'
- Congressional armed services committees pledged vigorous oversight to determine facts about the reported incidents involving alleged drug smuggling boats.
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Lawmakers: Review strikes on suspected drug boats
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, citing a published report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued…
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AlKhaleej TodayTrump to review alleged follow-up US strike on Caribbean drug boat
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 — President Donald Trump said Sunday he would look into reports that the US military conducted a follow-up strike on a boat in the Caribbean that it believed to be ferrying drugs, killing survivors of an initial missile attack.Trump also said he “wouldn’t have wanted” a second strike on the vessel from the incident on September 2 — the first publicised operation in a series of attacks in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific that W…
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