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US Military Says Two Killed in Strike on Alleged Drug Boat
The strike is part of Operation Southern Spear, which has targeted 38 vessels and killed 128 people to disrupt drug trafficking and narco-terrorism, U.S. Southern Command said.
- On Feb. 5, U.S. Southern Command said Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal strike in the eastern Pacific Ocean that killed two people and harmed no U.S. personnel.
- Operation Southern Spear, launched in early September 2025, has struck at least 38 vessels across 36 airstrikes in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific, killing at least 128 people.
- Intelligence and U.S. Southern Command said the boat transited known narco‑trafficking routes operated by designated terrorist organisations; a posted video shows a boat exploding and no U.S. forces harmed.
- Families of victims filed a wrongful‑death lawsuit alleging war crimes, while human‑rights groups and members of Congress questioned the strikes' legality and called for prosecutions.
- The administration told Congress it views the campaign as armed conflict with cartels, labels killed suspects `unlawful combatants`, and asserts legal authority for strikes despite failed Congressional resolutions.
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On Thursday, the U.S. military bombed a boat in the eastern Pacific, of which it said, without presenting evidence, that it was transporting drugs to that country, with two people killed, the Southern Command reported in its X account.
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U.S. Southern Command Reports Fatal Strike on Narcotics Vessel in International Waters
A U.S. military operation in the eastern Pacific left two people dead after forces targeted a boat believed to be tied to drug trafficking routes, according to official statements released Thursday. The strike was carried out in international waters, an area the military says is commonly used by narcotics networks moving drugs north. U.S. Southern Command said the vessel was identified during routine monitoring and assessed as part of an illegal…
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