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(CNN) — The Pentagon on Saturday conducted the 21st known strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat, US Southern Command announced Sunday.“Intelligence confirmed that the vessel

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  1. Trump administration announces latest strike on an alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific

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  2. US strikes on alleged drug boats kill six more people

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  1. Digital Journal

    US says 4 killed in new strike on alleged Pacific drug boat (opens Digital Journal)

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    The US military on Wednesday struck another boat in the eastern Pacific it claimed was trafficking drugs, killing four people, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth

  2. Latin Times

    U.S. Has Now Killed Over 60 People In Strikes Against Alleged Drug Vessels (opens Latin Times)

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    The U.S. has now killed more than 60 people in its different strikes against alleged drug vessels in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean

  3. CNN

    US military strikes another boat in the Pacific, killing 4 (opens CNN)

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    The US military conducted a strike against a vessel in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, killing four people, according to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

  4. FactCheck.org

    Assessing the Facts and Legal Questions About the U.S. Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats (opens FactCheck.org)

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    At least 61 people have been killed in 14 U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean since early September. Here, we will address what is known about the targets of the strikes, the trafficking of illicit substances from South and Central America to the U.S.

  5. Al Jazeera

    US says it kills four people in latest strike on alleged drug vessel (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The White House claims, without providing evidence, the vessel was operated by a ‘designated terrorist organisation’.

  6. Military.com

    US Strikes Another Alleged Drug-Carrying Boat in the Pacific and Kills All 4 Aboard, Hegseth Says (opens Military.com)

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    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the U.S. military has killed four people in a strike against a boat that was allegedly carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

  7. CBS News

    Trump administration says it struck another alleged drug boat in Pacific, killing 4 (opens CBS News)

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    The U.S. military carried out a 15th strike on an alleged "narco-trafficking vessel," said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, bringing the known death toll to more than 50.

  8. PBS NewsHour

    All the U.S. military strikes against alleged drug boats (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    The U.S. military has killed dozens of people in targeted strikes on small vessels in waters off South America since early September.

  9. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    U.S. military strikes alleged drug boat in the Caribbean killing 3, Pete Hegseth says (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    U.S. military forces carried out a strike on another suspected drug boat in international waters, killing all three people on board.

  10. CNN

    US military strikes another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing 3 (opens CNN)

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    The US military carried out another deadly strike on alleged drug-traffickers at sea on Saturday, continuing a monthslong campaign by the Trump administration that has been widely criticized as likely illegal.

  11. NBC News

    U.S. military strikes alleged drug boat in the Caribbean killing 3, Hegseth says (opens NBC News)

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    U.S. military forces carried out a strike on another suspected drug boat in international waters, killing all three people on board, U.S.

  12. BNO News

    U.S. strikes suspected drug-smuggling vessel in Eastern Pacific, killing 2 (opens BNO News)

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    A new U.S. military strike destroyed a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing two people, according to Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. “Today, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War carried out a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by a Designated…

  13. NBC News

    2 killed in U.S. strike on alleged drug boat in Eastern Pacific, Hegseth says (opens NBC News)

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    Two people on board an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific were killed by a U.S. military strike, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday

  14. CBS News

    2 killed in latest U.S. strike on alleged drug boat in the Pacific, Hegseth says (opens CBS News)

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    Dating back​ to early September, the Trump administration has reported well over a dozen such strikes in the waters of the Caribbean​ and eastern Pacific Ocean off South America.

  15. CBS News

    New U.S. strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean kills 3 people, bringing campaign (opens CBS News)

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    Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth released aerial footage of the latest strike, which he said took place in international waters like the previous attacks.

  16. Digital Journal

    Three killed in new US strike on alleged drug boat, toll at 70 (opens Digital Journal)

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    US forces on Thursday struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three people, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said, bringing the

  17. Digital Journal

    US strikes on alleged drug boats kill six more people (opens Digital Journal)

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    US forces have killed six more people in strikes on alleged drug-running boats, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday, bringing the campaign's total

  18. Washington Examiner

    US kills six in strikes on two reported drug boats over weekend (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Officials have not given evidence to prove there are drugs aboard the vessels they target, garnering bipartisan frustration on Capitol Hill.

  19. Al Jazeera

    US claims it hit two boats ‘carrying narcotics’ in Pacific, killing six (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth says attacks take place in international waters amid mounting criticism against US campaign.

  20. Fox News

    US carries out more 'lethal' strikes on alleged drug boats in international waters, Secretary Hegseth says (opens Fox News)

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    War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced two airstrikes on alleged drug vessels traveling a "known narco-trafficking transit route" in the Eastern Pacific on Monday.

  21. Independent Journal Review

    US Strikes Kill Six in Latest Hit on Alleged ‘Narco-Terrorist’ Boats, Hegseth Says (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    The U.S. military has killed six people in new strikes on what it says were drug-running boats, Defense Secretary Pete

  22. CBS News

    U.S. military blows up 2 more alleged drug boats in Pacific, killing 6 (opens CBS News)

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    As in previous strikes, U.S. officials did not release the identities of those killed, or offer evidence that they were smuggling narcotics or posed a threat to the U.S.

  23. NBC News

    6 killed in U.S. strikes on 2 more alleged drug boats in eastern Pacific (opens NBC News)

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    U.S. forces struck two more boats allegedly operated by drug cartels in the eastern Pacific on Sunday, killing six people, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said in a statement

  24. NBC 6 South Florida

    The latest US strikes on alleged drug boats kill 6 in the eastern Pacific (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    The dual strikes on Sunday bring the total number of known attacks up to 19 and the death toll to at least 75 people since the Trump administration launched a...

  25. Forbes

    U.S. Strikes Attack More Alleged Drug Boats in Pacific, Killing Six (opens Forbes)

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    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the vessels were carrying drugs and traveling on a “known narco-trafficking transit route in the Eastern Pacific.”

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