US EditionUS military says at least eight killed in new strikes on alleged drug boats, with survivors abandoning ship
The U.S. military conducted strikes on three drug-trafficking boats in international waters, killing three and prompting Coast Guard search efforts amid an ongoing campaign with over 30 strikes 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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By Zachary Cohen, CNN - The U.S. Coast Guard is continuing its search for crew members who survived Tuesday's military strikes targeting a convoy of three suspected drug-trafficking boats approximately 400 miles (640 kilometers) southwest of the Mexico-Guatemala border in the Pacific Ocean, according to a spokesman, but there is no indication that any of the suspected traffickers who abandoned their vessels have been located. Three people on one…
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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...
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