Recent survivors of US boat strikes haven't been found, bringing overall death toll to 199
The Pentagon’s watchdog will examine whether the military followed its targeting framework after 22 survivors were later hit again or died at sea.
- Trump's strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean have pushed the death toll to at least 199, as survivors of recent attacks were not found.
- Trump declared the nation at war with Latin American drug cartels, a contentious campaign that began late last year and has drawn significant backlash.
- At least 22 people survived an initial strike only to be hit again or die at sea, while only three people are known to have survived and been rescued to date.
- The Pentagon's watchdog said this month it plans to investigate whether the military followed the established Joint Targeting Cycle when carrying out these strikes.
- Southern Command notifies the Coast Guard of survivors, but reports are often passed to countries closer to the strike location; Mexico confirmed receiving alerts this month but did not mention survivors.
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Death toll in Trump administration’s boat strikes reaches 199
The death toll from the Trump administration’s monthslong series of strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean has risen to at least 199 people after survivors of recent attacks weren't found.
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Recent survivors of US boat strikes haven't been found, bringing overall death toll to 199
The death toll from the Trump administration’s monthslong series of strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean has risen to at least 199 people after survivors of recent attacks weren't found.
The number of dead in the Trump administration's series of attacks over several months on suspected drug trafficking ships in the Caribbean and the Pacific has risen to at least 199 because the survivors have not been found.
The death toll from attacks initiated months ago by the U.S. President Donald Trump's government on vessels suspected of drug trafficking in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean increased to at least 199 people, after no survivors of recent attacks were found.
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