US military strike on alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 2, leaves a survivor
Southern Command said the strike was part of a campaign targeting cartel vessels and notified the U.S. Coast Guard for the survivor.
- On Friday, a strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Pacific Ocean killed two men, leaving one survivor for whom Southern Command notified the Coast Guard to activate Search and Rescue operations.
- Since early September, the campaign against alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters, including the Pacific and Caribbean Sea, has killed at least 193 people, with strikes ramping up recently.
- President Donald Trump signed a new counterterrorism strategy Wednesday prioritizing the elimination of drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere, describing them as an "unacceptable threat."
- Video posted by Southern Command shows an explosion followed by a column of fire, though the military has not provided evidence that any of the targeted vessels were carrying drugs.
- While Trump continues to press regional leaders to take military action against drug traffickers and transnational gangs, critics have questioned the overall legality of the boat strikes.
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Human rights experts call Trump administration's latest boat strikes 'murder': report
The Trump administration continued its illegal bombing of small boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific on Friday, killing two and leaving one survivor in its third such strike in five days.US Southern Command announced the attack on social media, claiming that “intelligence confirmed the vessel ...
Latest Boat Strike Kills 2, Leaves One Survivor
The US military's latest strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed two men on Friday while leaving one survivor. Video posted on social media by US Southern Command shows a black, boat-shaped image before what appears to be an explosion, followed by a column of...
Third U.S. boat strike in 5 days kills 2, leaves a survivor | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> The U.S. military Friday conducted its third boat strike in five days against a vessel it accused of smuggling drugs, killing two and leaving one survivor at large in the eastern Pacific, U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post.
US Strike Destroys Drug Boat in Eastern Pacific, Killing 2
The Pentagon said that the U.S. military conducted a lethal strike on Friday against a vessel in the Eastern Pacific operated by a designated terrorist organization and involved in drug trafficking, killing two and leaving one survivor. U.S. Southern Command said on May 8 that the strike was part of Operation Southern Spear, a campaign that uses military force against suspected drug-smuggling vessels across the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific afte…
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