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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US strikes 'drug-carrying submarine' as Donald Trump wages war on 'narcoterrorists'
The US has launched military strikes on a submarine transporting illegal drugs to America.The footage, posted on social media by Donald Trump, was accompanied by a lengthy caption where the US President declared war on "narcoterrorists".The US President wrote: "It was my great honor to destroy a very large DRUG-CARRYING SUBMARINE that was navigating towards the United States on a well-known narcotrafficking transit route. US intelligence confirm…
The U.S. Army struck a ship suspected of carrying drugs on Thursday, killing two people and taking two survivors into custody.
Donald Trump has alleged "drug boats" shot down in the Caribbean – in the name of security. Critics see this as a violation of international law.
Since early September, the United States has conducted at least six strikes in the Caribbean, killing 27 people.
‘25,000 Americans would’ve died’: Trump releases video of US strikes against ‘drug-carrying vessel’ in Caribbean, 2 survivors repatriated
The US military rescued the pair after two suspected “narco terrorists” were killed in the strike at the submersible vessel on Thursday, in what was at least the sixth such strike in the Caribbean by the US forces since September.
Trump boasts destruction of ‘drug-carrying submarine’ capable of killing '25,000 Americans': ‘Will not tolerate...’
US President Donald Trump emphasised his firm stance against narcoterrorism on Sunday. Boasting destruction of ‘drug-carrying submarine,' he claimed that four narcoterrorists were on board the vessel.
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