US Kills Three in Caribbean Strike as Unproven “Narco-Terrorist” Claims Mount
- The U.S. military conducted a strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing three individuals described as 'narco-terrorists' according to U.S. Southern Command .
- Since September 2025, the U.S. military has launched strikes on vessels transporting narcotics under Operation Southern Spear in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.
- Human rights groups such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have condemned the strikes as unlawful extrajudicial killings and questioned their legality.
- Democratic lawmakers have criticized the operation as unauthorized and questioned its effectiveness in stopping illegal drug trafficking into the United States.
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U.S. Southern Command released unclassified images showing the boat before the explosion, followed by remains floating in the water
Southern Command says vessel operated along established smuggling routes
The US military has said three people were killed in an attack on a ship in the Caribbean Sea, the latest in a series of attacks that Washington says target “narco-terrorists.” The U.S. Southern Command said Wednesday it “executed a lethal kinetic attack on a speedboat operating along established drug trafficking routes in the Caribbean.” She cited “confirmed intelligence” to claim the ship's active involvement in drug trafficking, without givin…
The U.S. military killed three people in an attack on a boat in the Caribbean, who were accused of belonging to drug trafficking without presenting evidence, reported Southern Command in X. The operation was added to President Donald Trump's criticized military campaign against vessels designated by Washington for drug trafficking, which since September 2025 has accumulated at least 230 executions and 70 incursions.
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