US EditionUS carries out new strike in Caribbean, killing 3 alleged drug smugglers
The strike is part of at least 15 US military attacks since September, killing over 60 people in efforts to disrupt narcotics trafficking in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific.
- On Nov 2, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced U.S. military forces struck a suspected narco-trafficking vessel in international waters of the Caribbean, killing three men on board with no U.S. casualties.
- At the direction of President Donald Trump, the Department of War struck a vessel known by U.S. intelligence to be involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, with Hegseth calling it part of a campaign to `track them, map them, hunt them, and kill them`.
- The strike marks at least the 15th U.S. operation since early September against vessels and crews in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, with Washington killing at least 64 people, the Pentagon described the target as a `Designated Terrorist Organisation`.
- Lawmakers from both parties have pressed the administration for details on legal basis, targeted groups, and designation criteria, while Senate Democrats led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer have sought legal opinions and designated organisation lists from defence, state, and intelligence officials.
- Rights groups and legal experts have questioned the legality of the operations, arguing the strikes violate international law and prompting criticism from regional governments, while last month the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group was directed to support them.
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