US EditionUS kills three men in another strike on suspected drug vessel, Hegseth says
The U.S. military’s 17th strike in a campaign against narcotics trafficking killed three aboard a vessel labeled as operated by a designated terrorist organization, officials said.
- On Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced U.S. forces struck a suspected drug boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing three people, saying the vessel was trafficking narcotics and hit in international waters.
- Labeling cartels as terrorist groups, the administration told Congress last month it views drug traffickers as 'unlawful combatants' and valid Title 10 targets, with Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel approving strikes tied to 24 cartels.
- The strike was the 17th announced since early September, and officials say the campaign has destroyed at least 18 vessels, with Hegseth's released 20-second video showing the latest blast.
- Senate Republicans voted Thursday to reject legislation limiting President Donald Trump's authority as Democrats in Congress pressed for more oversight, while United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk condemned the strikes as extrajudicial killings, and families and governments of victims said many dead were civilians.
- Critics note the administration has not presented evidence that vessels were trafficker-run and warn the campaign with six Navy ships, F‑35s, and USS Gerald R Ford risks escalating tensions with President Nicolas Maduro.
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U.S. Strikes Suspected Narco Boat in Caribbean, 3 Killed
U.S. forces struck a suspected drug boat Thursday in the Caribbean Sea, killing three people on board. “The vessel was trafficking narcotics in the Caribbean and was struck in international waters. No U.S. forces were harmed in the strike, and three male narco-terrorists — who were aboard the vessel — were killed,” wrote Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on social media platform X. Hegseth did not specify the terrorist organization or the country o…
Another Boat Full of Narco-Terrorists Neutralized in Lethal Strike.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. military carried out a kinetic strike on a drug-smuggling vessel in the Caribbean.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, President Donald J. Trump, and members of a Designated Terrorist Organization.WHEN & WHERE: The strike took place Thursday in international waters in the Caribbean Sea.KEY QUOTE: “To all narco-terrorists who threaten our homeland: if you want to stay alive, stop trafficking drugs.”…
By CNN en Español: The United States government announced a new offensive against a vessel in the Caribbean on Thursday, bringing the total to 17 attacks in international waters since September 2 against vessels that, according to Washington, were transporting narcotics, without providing evidence to support those claims. So far, 70 people have died in these attacks in the Caribbean and the Pacific, which have been carried out without due proces…
U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills three, raising death toll to at least 70
US forces on Thursday struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three people, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said, bringing the death toll from Washington's controversial anti-narcotics campaign to at least 70.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday that the United States carried out another deadly attack on a boat that, according to him, was dealing narcotics in the Caribbean Sea.
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