US EditionUS military says at least eight killed in new strikes on alleged drug boats, with survivors abandoning ship
U.S. Southern Command killed three alleged narco-terrorists in strikes on three drug-smuggling boats in international waters, part of over 30 strikes killing at least 110 since September.
- The US military struck two boats alleged to be carrying drugs, resulting in five deaths on board.
- One day prior, the US targeted three narco-trafficking vessels, killing at least three people.
- Since September 2, the US has conducted over 30 strikes, resulting in more than 110 fatalities.
- A U.S. official stated that eight survivors abandoned their vessels, with search-and-rescue operations ongoing.
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US Attacks 5 Boats, Saying Rescuers Looked for Survivors
The US military has reported striking five boats the Trump administration says were smuggling drugs over two days, killing a total of eight people while others jumped overboard and may have survived. US Southern Command did not reveal where the attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday occurred. A video of Tuesday's...
8 Killed in Strikes on 5 Suspected Narco Boats in SOUTHCOM
The U.S. military killed eight suspected drug traffickers over two days of strikes, U.S. Southern Command announced this week. On Tuesday, U.S. forces struck three ships operating as a convoy in unspecified international waters as part of Operation Southern Spear. “On Dec. 30, at the direction of Secretary of war Pete Hegseth, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted kinetic strikes against three narco-trafficking vessels traveling as a convoy,…
The U.S. military once again allegedly attacked drug-loaded boats off the coast of South America, killing five people, according to the responsible Southcom regional commando. "On December 31st, the Joint Task Force Southern Spear carried out kinetic attacks on three drug-trafficking ships operating as convoy," reported the U.S. Southern Command. "These ships were operated by terrorist-rated organizations in international waters. Intelligence in…
The U.S. Coast Guard is looking for an undetermined number of survivors of a U.S. military attack on several vessels in the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, reported the Pentagon and the Coast Guard on Wednesday. It was the fourth known case of people who survived, at least initially, one of the 35 military attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea and the Eastern Pacific. Later on Wednesday, the U.S. Army Southern Command reported that a separate "lethal …
Coast Guard Hunts for Survivors After Strike on Drug Boats
Screenshot from a video posted by U.S. Southern Command on Dec. 31, 2025. The U.S. Coast Guard is currently searching for eight “narco-terrorist” survivors following deadly U.S. military strikes on suspected drug vessels on December 30 and December 31. According to X posts by the U.S. Southern Command, “five narco-terrorists” were killed in a “lethal kinetic strike on two vessels” on December 31, and several others were killed in a three-vessel …
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