US says it killed four in strike on vessel in the Caribbean
SOUTHCOM said confirmed intelligence showed the vessel was involved in narco-trafficking, and the campaign has killed at least 231 people in 69 strikes.
- On Saturday, the U.S. military killed four people in a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, alleging the boat was involved in drug trafficking.
- This strike continues a year-long campaign targeting those President Donald Trump calls "narcoterrorists," with the administration claiming the U.S. is in "armed conflict" with cartels in Latin America.
- U.S. Southern Command posted on Twitter that "Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking," though the military provided no evidence the vessel was carrying drugs.
- Labeled "extrajudicial killings" by rights groups, the latest incident brings the total death toll from 69 boat strikes to at least 231 since the campaign began.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently announced deals for joint military operations in Latin American countries, though Guatemala has denied reaching any such agreement with the United States.
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NettavisenThe U.S. military says they have attacked a boat that was suspected of being involved in drug smuggling in the Caribbean. Four people were killed.
US military says it killed 4 in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean
The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the US military to at least 231 in 69 strikes since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls “narcoterrorists” almost a year ago.
The US military said four people were killed in a raid on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea that it said was being used to smuggle drugs. The information was released by the US military, and the Associated Press said the operation was part of an ongoing US campaign against vessels suspected of trafficking drugs. The US military said the raid targeted a boat suspected of carrying drugs. The military did not identify the dead or provide details about …
The US military targeted another boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people.
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US military says four 'narco-terrorists' killed in attack on Caribbean boat on Saturday
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