US EditionTrump administration announces another strike on alleged drug-carrying boat, in the Pacific Ocean
The U.S. military has killed at least 37 people in nine strikes targeting drug trafficking vessels as part of a campaign labeling cartels as terrorist groups, officials said.
- The U.S. military, through Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, announced a lethal military strike on a drug-carrying vessel off Colombia's Pacific coast, marking a broader campaign against narco-terrorism.
- This strike, occurring in international waters, resulted in the deaths of two alleged narco-terrorists onboard, raising the total death toll from similar strikes to at least 34.
- Officials indicated the vessel was engaged in narcotics trafficking along a known route and suggested that these ongoing military actions are a response to the broader drug trade associated with organizations like Al Qaeda.
- The strikes have faced criticism from some lawmakers, including Congressman Adam Smith, who called for a hearing on the military's authority to conduct such operations against drug smugglers.
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Trump expands boat strikes to Pacific, killing 5 more
What happenedDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that the U.S. military had destroyed two more alleged drug smuggling boats in international waters, killing five people.President Donald Trump’s controversial campaign to summarily kill “narcoterrorists” has now claimed nine vessels and 37 lives since September, though these were the first strikes in the Pacific Ocean instead of the Caribbean.Who said whatTrump Tuesday called the newest …
Pete Hegseth Confirms 8th Drug Boat Strike: “No Refuge, Only Justice” - Real News Now
The United States has launched its eighth maritime strike targeting drug traffickers, War Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed Tuesday, intensifying the Trump administration’s war against narco-terrorism in the Western Hemisphere. According to Hegseth, U.S. forces executed a “lethal, kinetic strike” on a drug-smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific. A video released by the Department of War shows the boat speeding through open waters before it is ob…
With Two New Attacks In Pacific, Trump's War-Crime Boat Murders Go Bicoastal-Curious
Donald Trump’s campaign of using the US military to carry out extrajudicial killings of alleged drug smugglers has expanded to the Pacific ocean, with drone-launched missile attacks against two boats on Tuesday and Wednesday that killed a total of five people. The administration insisted yet again that the boats were absolutely positively carrying narcotics and that those aboard were “narco-terrorists” although yet again it offered no evidence t…
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The Latest: US strikes 2 more alleged drug-carrying boats, this time in the Pacific Ocean
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military has launched its ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing three people in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Wednesday's strike expands the Trump administration’s campaign against drug trafficking in South America and…
With 2nd strike on boat in Pacific, Trump expands campaign in international waters
With the second strike on a boat in the Pacific, US President Donald Trump has expanded the military campaign in the international waters. At his orders, the US military has so far killed at least 37 persons after declaring them 'narcoterrorists' — without identifying them or sharing any evidence.
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Pentagon shows video of US destroying boat
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military launched its eighth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing two people in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday, marking an expansion of the Trump administration's campaign against…
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