US EditionUS military strikes another alleged drug boat in the Eastern Pacific, killing 6: SOUTHCOM
The strike was part of over 40 U.S. military attacks targeting alleged drug traffickers, killing at least 157 since September, amid legal and effectiveness concerns.
- On Sunday, the U.S. military said it killed six men in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean and posted a video showing the boat exploding.
- The campaign has so far killed at least 157 people since the Trump administration began in early September, while President Donald Trump calls it an 'armed conflict' with cartels despite little evidence provided.
- U.S. Southern Command said it targeted alleged traffickers along known routes amid more than 40 known strikes in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, but did not provide evidence the vessel carried drugs.
- Critics noted the strikes' questionable legality and limited effectiveness, while Ecuador and the United States conducted operations this past week against organized crime groups.
- With Saturday's gathering, Trump aimed to demonstrate that he remains committed to focusing U.S. foreign policy on the Western Hemisphere, even while waging a war on Iran, and encouraged Latin American leaders to join U.S. military action, citing cooperation with Ecuador this past week.
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US Southern Command Kills Six in Latest Boat Strike - News From Antiwar.com
US Southern Command announced on Sunday that its forces blew up another alleged drug-running boat in the waters of Latin America and killed at least six people, marking the first known US boat strike since the US and Israel launched the war against Iran. SOUTHCOM said that the strike targeted…
The Department of Defense reported on Sunday that it had blown up a ship in the eastern Pacific Ocean that same day, killing six people. The attack raised the number of people killed in the U.S. campaign against people accused of smuggling drugs into the sea to at least 156. U.S. Southern Command announced the attack on social media with an 11-second video showing a parked boat, with two or three engines offboard, floating in the water and then …
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Latest Operation Southern Spear strike kills six in Eastern Pacific
The U.S. military conducted another military operation on Sunday against a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific. Six male alleged narco-terrorists were killed in the strike, the latest military action in Operation Southern Spear. U.S. Southern Command announced the strike in a press release on its website and social media accounts late Sunday night. “On March 8, at the direction of the Commander of U.S. Southern Command, Ma…
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