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Strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5, leave 1 survivor in eastern Pacific, US military says
The latest strikes raised the campaign’s death toll to at least 168, and the Coast Guard launched a search for the lone survivor.
- The U.S. military reported killing five people on boats allegedly trafficking drugs, raising the total death toll to at least 168.
- Strikes on drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific began last September.
- Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted the strikes under Gen. Francis L. Donovan's direction on April 11.
- U.S. Southern Command notified the U.S. Coast Guard to activate search-and-rescue for the sole survivor.
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US Kills 5 More in Illegal Boat Strike as Trump Threatens Iran With Same Killing “System”
The U.S. military announced that it had carried out another attack on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Saturday, bringing the total death toll of its boat strike campaign to 168 people as President Donald Trump threatens the same “system” of attacks against Iran, despite the ceasefire. U.S. Southern Command, also known as SOUTHCOM, posted a video of the strike on social media. Source
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