Survivors Missing as U.S. Narco-Boat Strikes Push Death Toll to 199
The death toll from a months-long U.S. campaign of strikes on suspected drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific has risen to at least 199, including 22 people who survived initial attacks only to die or go missing after subsequent strikes; the program began last September and has spurred debate over legality and humanitarian impact, with a Pentagon review of targeting procedures and ongoing scrutiny of the so-called follow-on strikes, while only a few survivors have been rescued and families have filed lawsuits over killings.
