US EditionTrump says US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6
- On Tuesday, United States President Donald Trump said U.S. forces struck a small boat in international waters off the coast of Venezuela, killing six people and confirming the vessel trafficked narcotics.
- Officials say the strikes respond to the Trump administration's view that alleged traffickers are unlawful combatants, as outlined in a memo to Congress.
- At least 27 people have been killed so far in the campaign, but lawmakers say the administration has not provided evidence that the targeted boats carried narcotics.
- Frustration on Capitol Hill has increased as some Republicans seek more information from the White House, while Democrats say the strikes violate U.S. and international law; the Senate last week failed a war powers resolution.
- U.S. maritime forces have operated in the Caribbean since September 2, and Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino last week called the accusations false and warned of possible escalation.
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Washington continues its military operation off the Venezuelan coast. Six suspected smugglers were killed during the fifth operation against an alleged drug boat.
U.S. Strikes Another Boat Off Coast of Venezuela, Killing 6 People
President Trump announced in a post on Truth Social that the U.S. has attacked another boat allegedly carrying drugs near Venezuela, killing six people. It’s the fifth deadly strike on boats in the Caribbean since September. It comes weeks after an internal Trump administration memo classified drug cartels as “non-state armed groups” whose actions “constitute an armed attack against the United States.” NBC News is reporting that congressional la…
Trump Confirms U.S. Strike Takes Out Narcoterrorist Boat Off Venezuelan Coast - Real News Now
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that U.S. forces carried out a lethal strike on a drug cartel-affiliated vessel in international waters near Venezuela, killing six narcoterrorists and continuing his administration’s aggressive campaign against transnational drug trafficking networks. In a statement posted to Truth Social, Trump said the vessel was “affiliated with a Designated Terrorist Organization” and was operating within the U.S. So…
U.S. President Donald Trump reported that six alleged drug traffickers were killed in an attack on a boat off the coast of Venezuela.
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