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The U.S. military says it killed four people in a strike on a boat it suspects was used for drug trafficking in the Caribbean; officials provided little detail and did not publicly prove the vessel carried drugs. The operation is framed as part of a broader campaign against traffickers in Latin America, with the U.S. pursuing joint operations with allies—though some governments dispute these deals.
The U.S. military says it killed four people aboard a boat suspected of drug smuggling in the Caribbean, part of a broader anti-drug campaign that has killed at least 231 people in 69 strikes over about a year. The Pentagon offered limited evidence the vessel was trafficking drugs. The administration aims to broaden operations on land with regional allies, while critics question legality and point to ‘double-tap’ strikes as potential war crimes.
The U.S. military says it killed two people described as narco-terrorists in a Sunday strike on a low-profile vessel in the Eastern Pacific after intelligence linked the ship to narco-trafficking; the operation, led by Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere under SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, follows a similar strike about two months earlier and is part of a broader anti-narco-trafficking effort framed by officials as disrupting cartel networks and protecting the homeland, though the policy has drawn controversy.
The US military conducted its fifth lethal strike in the eastern Pacific against a vessel it says is operated by designated narco-trafficking groups, killing three people and raising the toll cited by AFP to about 177. Supporters frame the actions as a fight against narco-terrorists, while rights groups warn the strikes may be extrajudicial killings and note a lack of clear evidence that those killed were involved in drug trafficking.
The U.S. military says six men were killed in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against traffickers, bringing the toll in these operations to at least 157 since September. The Pentagon provided no evidence that the vessel carried drugs, though it released a video of the boat exploding. Trump has framed the actions as an armed conflict with cartels, while critics question legal justifications and effectiveness, noting concerns from a prior attack in which survivors were killed in a follow-up strike.
The U.S. Southern Command says two ‘narco-terrorists’ were killed in an attack on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, part of a campaign critics call illegal under international law. The death toll from these strikes has risen to at least 128 across 34+ attacks since September 2025. International legal scholars and rights groups condemn the actions as extrajudicial killings, arguing there is no recognized armed conflict to justify them, while the Trump administration defends them as counter-narcotics measures. Families of victims have raised questions about involvement and accountability.
The US Southern Command targeted three alleged drug trafficking vessels in international waters in the Eastern Pacific, resulting in the deaths of at least six narco-terrorists and leaving survivors who are now the focus of a search and rescue operation by the US Coast Guard. Additional strikes occurred on New Year's Eve, with further casualties, as part of a broader campaign against drug traffickers operating along known routes.
The U.S. destroyed a vessel believed to be involved in drug trafficking, killing most of its crew and allowing survivors to be repatriated, a move that disrupted ongoing efforts to dismantle traffickers, amid controversy over the incident's legality and transparency.
The US conducted its 26th strike against a suspected drug vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing four individuals and bringing the total death toll to 99 since operations began in September, with the strike authorized by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
The US military conducted strikes on three suspected drug vessels in the eastern Pacific, killing eight individuals believed to be narco-terrorists, as part of ongoing efforts to combat drug trafficking and prevent fentanyl flow into the US, amid rising US-Venezuela tensions.
The U.S. military conducted four strikes on alleged drug trafficking vessels in the eastern Pacific, killing 14 narco-terrorists and leaving one survivor, as part of President Trump's ongoing campaign against traffickers, with no U.S. casualties reported.
The Trump administration has deployed warships, fighter jets, and surveillance aircraft to the region as part of an armed conflict against narco-terrorists, with U.S. forces closing in on Venezuela.
The US has increased military activity off the coast of Venezuela, targeting suspected drug traffickers, amid ongoing tensions and questions about the legality and broader implications of these operations, while Venezuela's Maduro faces internal and external challenges.
The US, under the Trump administration, announced multiple strikes on alleged drug boats off the Venezuelan coast, claiming to target narco-terrorists and drug trafficking routes, with the latest strike killing four individuals and asserting legal justification as part of a broader effort against drug cartels, though some legal experts question the use of military force in this context.
The U.S. military, under Secretary Pete Hegseth, conducted a fourth strike against a vessel off Venezuela, killing four alleged narco-terrorists transporting drugs to the U.S. The operation follows increased U.S. military presence in the Caribbean and heightened tensions with Venezuela, which has accused the U.S. of illegal incursions and threats of aggression.