US EditionUK Suspends Some Intelligence Sharing with US Over Legal Concerns on Caribbean Strikes: Report
The UK ceased intelligence sharing over US drone strikes killing 76 people, calling them extrajudicial and illegal under international law in Caribbean drug interdiction efforts.
- The United Kingdom halted intelligence sharing with the United States, citing concerns about illegal US strikes and avoiding complicity in Caribbean operations.
- For years, the United Kingdom helped the US Coast Guard locate drug vessels in Caribbean territories, sending intelligence to Joint Interagency Task Force South for interdictions.
- British officials point to the 76 deaths as central to their legal concerns, while Volker Türk, UN human rights chief, said last month the strikes amount to `extrajudicial killing`, a view the UK shares.
- Adm. Alvin Holsey offered to resign last month after raising legal concerns about the strikes, and he will leave his post in December amid Department of Defense lawyers’ doubts about their lawfulness.
- The Trump administration defends the strikes as lawful under an `enemy combatant` framework, citing a classified Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel opinion and a Congressional memo, but legal experts dispute the Law of Armed Conflict's application.
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