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3 Separate US Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats Have Initially Left Survivors. Each Time They’ve Been Treated Differently
U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats killed 87 people on 23 vessels with survivors facing varied fates including detention, return, and presumed death, officials said.
- On December 4, US forces resumed attacks after a 19-day pause, with at least five survivors from strikes in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific whose fates varied.
- Officials say strikes target vessels suspected of carrying narcotics, and the September 2 strike was the first in the campaign, which has resulted in 23 deaths on 23 boats, according to Adm. Frank "Mitch" Bradley.
- On October 16, US forces retrieved two men from a struck submersible and soon returned them to Ecuador and Colombia, while one survivor from an October 27 attack is presumed dead.
- Democratic lawmakers have demanded answers and some suggested the follow-up strike could violate the law of armed conflict; last week Adm. Frank "Mitch" Bradley met lawmakers to explain the attack.
- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said there was a protocol for survivors, defended commanders' actions, and said the ongoing campaign will continue despite controversy.
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3 separate US strikes on alleged drug boats have initially left survivors. Each time they’ve been treated differently
As the US military has undertaken a campaign of attacks against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, at least five people have survived initial strikes ending up in the water after explosions killed fellow crew members and disabled their ships.
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