US Strike on an Alleged Drug Boat Kills 2, Leaves 6 Survivors, in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
The command said intelligence linked the vessel to designated terrorist organizations, and the Coast Guard was notified to search for the six survivors.
- On Sunday, the Defense Department conducted a strike against a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people and leaving six survivors amid an ongoing campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.
- Since early September, President Trump's administration has conducted more than 60 strikes targeting those it calls "narcoterrorists," bringing total deaths in boat strikes to more than 210 people.
- Insisting the strike was done "in self-defense" to destroy the boat, The White House confirmed the follow-up attack, though some legal scholars argue targeting survivors would be illegal under any circumstance.
- Demanding the Pentagon release "unedited video" of the first strike, U.S. lawmakers questioned the operation after reports emerged of follow-up attacks on survivors, while a watchdog reviews the Joint Targeting Cycle.
- Critics question the strikes' effectiveness, noting that fentanyl behind fatal overdoses is typically trafficked over land from Mexico, where it is produced with chemicals imported from China and India.
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NEW: U.S. Forces Take Down Drug Smuggling Vessel, Killing Two Narco-Terrorists
U.S. forces are maintaining a strong stance against drug trafficking in the Caribbean Sea. On Sunday, a strike targeted a drug-smuggling vessel, resulting in the deaths of two “male narco-terrorists.” Six individuals survived the attack and were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. The U.S. Southern Command reported that the operation took place on June 21. This strike was launched under the command of General Francis L. Donovan of Joint Task Force …
US Boat Strike Kills Two, Leaves Six ‘Survivors’
US Southern Command said on Sunday night that its forces bombed another alleged drug-running boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean as the Trump administration continues to carry out extra-judicial executions at sea. SOUTHCOM said the strike killed at least two people and left six survivors, though many survivors of the…
U.S. Strike On Suspected Drug Boat Leaves Two Dead
A U.S. military operation targeting a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean has come under increased scrutiny after officials confirmed that two people were killed and six others survived the strike. According to government officials, the operation was carried out by the Department of Defense as part of an expanded campaign against organizations the administration describes as narcotics trafficking networks operating thr…
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