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U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills 2, leaves 6 survivors, in the Caribbean

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The U.S. military has conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean, killing two and leaving six survivors, the U.S. Southern Command said.

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  1. Latest U.S. strike on alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific kills 1, leaves 2 survivors, Pentagon says

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  2. US Strike on an Alleged Drug Boat Kills 2, Leaves 6 Survivors, in the Caribbean

    Headline from Military.com ·

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    U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills 2, leaves 6 survivors, in the Caribbean

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  1. CBS News

    Latest U.S. strike on alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific kills 1, leaves 2 survivors, Pentagon says (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Critics have questioned the overall legality of the boat strikes as well as their effectiveness since the U.S. military began them in September 2025.

  2. Military.com

    US Strike on an Alleged Drug Boat Kills 1, Leaves 2 Survivors in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    U.S. Southern Command said it targeted the alleged drug traffickers along known smuggling routes.

  3. NPR

    U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat kills 1, leaves 2 survivors (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The U.S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, killing one man and leaving two survivors. This brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes to at least 208.

  4. UPI

    U.S. kills 3 in suspected drug boat strike; toll hits 211 (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The U.S. military killed three people Thursday in its most recent attack on a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

  5. The Guardian

    US military kills three people in boat strike in Pacific Ocean (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Attack brings to at least 211 number of people killed as Trump administration targets alleged ‘narcoterrorists’

  6. NBC News

    U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The attack brings the number of people killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military to at least 211 since September.

  7. CBS News

    Latest U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific, Pentagon says (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The U.S. military has attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three people.

  8. Al Jazeera

    US kills 3 in strike on alleged drug smuggling boat in Eastern Pacific (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The attack is the latest in a series of strikes on vessels operated by ‘narco-terrorists,’ according to Washington.

  9. NPR

    US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military to at least 211 since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls "narcoterrorists" in early September.

  10. MyNorthwest

    US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 2, leaves 6 survivors, in the eastern Pacific Ocean (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has conduced another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday,

  11. Al Jazeera

    US strike on an alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific kills two (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    SOUTHCOM said it notified the US Coast Guard about the ‘six male survivors’ without providing details of their rescue.

  12. Los Angeles Times

    U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat kills 2, leaves 6 survivors in the Caribbean (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The latest of the attacks — which now number more than 60 — brings the total of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military to more than 210 since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls “narcoterrorists” in early September.

  13. Washington Examiner

    Six people survived US boat strike on Sunday (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The U.S. military carried out its most recent strike targeting a suspected drone boat, which killed two people and left six others stranded.

  14. Fox News

    US military conducts strike on another vessel carrying alleged narco-traffickers, killing 2 (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    U.S. Southern Command announced a lethal strike on a vessel in the Caribbean allegedly involved in narco-trafficking, killing two and leaving six survivors.

  15. CBS News

    U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills 2, leaves 6 survivors, in the Caribbean (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The U.S. military has conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean, killing two and leaving six survivors, the U.S. Southern Command said.

  16. Seattle Times

    US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 2, leaves 6 survivors, in the Caribbean (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    The U.S. military has conducted another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, immediately killing two people and leaving six survivors amid an ongoing campaign...

  17. NBC News

    U.S. strike on an alleged drug boat kills 2, leaves 6 survivors in the eastern Pacific Ocean (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Boat strikes by the U.S. military have killed than 210 people since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls “narcoterrorists” in early September.

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