US military says it struck vessel in eastern Pacific, killing two
The strike, part of Operation Southern Spear, killed two suspected narco-terrorists and left one survivor; the campaign has resulted in at least 117 deaths since September, U.S. military said.
- The U.S. military launched a strike against a vessel suspected of drug trafficking in the eastern Pacific on January 23, killing two alleged drug traffickers and leaving one survivor.
- The U.S. Coast Guard has initiated search and rescue operations for the survivor, as stated by the military command.
- Experts and rights groups claim the strikes could be considered extrajudicial killings since they targeted civilians not posing an immediate threat to the United States.
- The military claimed the vessel was engaged in narco-trafficking along known routes, though it did not provide definitive proof of drug trafficking involvement.
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The U.S. military once again attacked a boat of suspected drug smugglers in the eastern Pacific and killed two people.
US forces sink narco-terror vessel in eastern Pacific
U.S. forces struck a narco-terror vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing two operatives and leaving one survivor who was later rescued. https://worldisraelnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/LdEiLpxlQXyFFmt5.mp4 The post WATCH: US forces sink narco-terror vessel in eastern Pacific appeared first on World Israel News.
US carries out first strike on alleged drug boat in 2026
The U.S. military struck a small boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday, killing two people in the first such attack on a ship in Latin American waters this year, after nearly three dozen in the second half of 2025. U.S. Southern Command announced the airstrike on Friday in a post on X, saying that forces struck a boat allegedly operated by “Designated Terrorist Organizations,” killing two people on board and leaving one survivor. The com…
The US military said it killed two suspected drug traffickers in a strike on a ship in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Friday.
The U.S. military announced Friday a new attack on a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, in which at least two suspected drug traffickers were killed and the search for a third person who managed to survive the impact was activated. According to the U.S. Southern Command (USSouthCom) on social media, intelligence services determined that the boat was moving along known drug trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific and was involved in drug smuggl…
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