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A timeline of US strikes on boats that have killed at least 230

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Newest development Sep 9, 2026 · 4 reportsU.S. kills 3 in strike on suspected Caribbean drug-smuggling boat

By Michael Rios, Avery Schmitz, Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — The US military has killed at least 230 people in strikes that have destroyed at least 77 vessels as part of a campaign that Washington says is aimed at curtailing the flow of drugs into the United States, according to official announcements a…

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  1. KRDO

    A timeline of US strikes on boats that have killed at least 227 (opens KRDO)

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    By Michael Rios, Avery Schmitz, Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — The US military has killed at least 227 people in strikes that have destroyed 75 vessels as part of a campaign that Washington says is aimed at curtailing the flow of drugs into the United States, according to official announcements and CNN’s …

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    A timeline of US strikes on boats that have killed at least 230 (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Michael Rios, Avery Schmitz, Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — The US military has killed at least 230 people in strikes that have destroyed at least 77 vessels as part of a campaign that Washington says is aimed at curtailing the flow of drugs into the United States, according to official announcements a…

  3. Fox News

    US forces obliterate suspected 'narco-terrorist' vessel in lethal Eastern Pacific strike, killing 3 (opens Fox News)

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    A U.S. military strike destroyed a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing three alleged narco-terrorists, officials said.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Three ‘narco-terrorists’ killed in the Caribbean by US military forces (opens Washington Examiner)

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    United States military forces “executed a kinetic strike” on a suspected drug-trafficking boat operating in the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday. Three “narco-terrorists” were killed in the strike, according to a release issued by forces with the U.S. Southern Command.

  5. UPI

    U.S. kills 3 in strike on suspected Caribbean drug-smuggling boat (opens UPI)

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    The U.S. military has attacked another boat in the Caribbean, killing three people, alleging the vessel was involved in narcotrafficking.

  6. Breitbart News

    Watch: SOUTHCOM Blows Up Drug Boat in the Caribbean, Killing Three (opens Breitbart News)

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    U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) on Wednesday announced that U.S. forces carried out a lethal kinetic strike against a drug trafficking vessel in the Caribbean, killing three narco-terrorists.

  7. Truthout

    US Kills 3 People in Boat Strike, Raising Death Toll in Illegal Bombings to 230 (opens Truthout)

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    US Southern Command released no evidence to support its claims that the boat was involved in narco-trafficking.

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