US Conducts Naval Strikes Against Drug Smugglers Off Venezuela, Killing Six
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President Trump announced that the U.S. conducted a military strike on a boat off Venezuela accused of drug trafficking, resulting in six deaths, marking the fifth such strike in the Caribbean with at least 27 total deaths. The strikes, justified by U.S. claims of targeting narcoterrorist networks, have raised legal and political concerns both in Congress and internationally.
- Trump says U.S. struck 5th boat accused of carrying drugs off coast of Venezuela, killing 6 CBS News
- Six killed after US strikes another boat off coast of Venezuela CNN
- As U.S. Warships Patrol Caribbean, Drug Smugglers Shift Tactics The New York Times
- Trump says US killed 6 'narcoterrorists' off Venezuela's coast in latest boat strike USA Today
- The new war on drugs The Economist
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