US military kills 8 in new Pacific boat strikes
TL;DR
The U.S. military has conducted three more strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats in the Eastern Pacific, killing eight people, amid ongoing controversy over the legality and ethics of the campaign against drug cartels, which has resulted in at least 95 deaths across 25 vessels since September.
- U.S. hits 3 more alleged drug boats in Pacific, killing 8, military says CBS News
- US military strikes 3 more boats in the Pacific Ocean, killing 8 CNN
- US military kills 8 in latest attacks on vessels in eastern Pacific Al Jazeera
- US military says eight killed in strikes on three boats in eastern Pacific The Guardian
- Remember the Torture Memos? The Boat Strike Memos May Be Worse. Politico
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