US strikes suspected drug-boat in Eastern Pacific; only one survivor recovered
TL;DR
The US military says it attacked a low-profile vessel in the Eastern Pacific suspected of narco-trafficking; initial reports of three survivors were revised, with two later found dead and one survivor recovered. The strike is part of Operation Southern Spear, a campaign that has caused dozens of fatalities and faces criticism from scholars and observers who describe it as extrajudicial.
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- US says it struck alleged drug trafficking vessel in Pacific, killing two Al Jazeera
- U.S. military strike on boat in Pacific leaves two dead and a rare survivor The Washington Post
- U.S. strikes alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, leaving three survivors NBC News
- US has struck another alleged drug-smuggling boat, US Southern Command says The Guardian
- U.S. Coast Guard Recovers One Man and Two Dead Bodies From Pacific Boat Strike Area The New York Times
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