The U.S. military struck a vessel in the Caribbean suspected of drug trafficking, killing four people as part of a broader campaign led by President Trump against alleged narco-terrorists, bringing total reported deaths to at least 231 across 69 strikes.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.
The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the U.S. military in Latin America to at least 231 in 69 strikes since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls "narcoterrorists" about one year ago.
The latest attack brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes by the US military to at least 231 in 69 strikes since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls “narcoterrorists” almost a year ago.
U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) on Saturday announced the latest strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat traveling through the Caribbean, killing four. Southcom stated on the social platform X that under its direction, the Joint Force Western Hemisphere "executed a lethal, kinetic strike on a go…
Four suspected drug traffickers were killed in a U.S. strike on a vessel in the Caribbean Sea, according to U.S. Southern Command. “On September 19, under the direction of #SOUTHCOM, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere executed a lethal, kinetic strike on a go-fast vessel operating along established…
By Michael Rios, Avery Schmitz, Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — The US military has killed at least 234 people in strikes that have destroyed at least 80 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…
U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) on Saturday announced the latest strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat traveling through the Caribbean, killing four. Southcom stated on the social platform X that under its direction, the Joint Force Western Hemisphere "executed a lethal, kinetic strike on a go…
Dozens of US attacks on boats in the Pacific and Caribbean have killed more than 230 people since September 2025 A special rapporteur for the UN human rights council has concluded that there are “reasonable grounds to believe” that the United States attacks on boats allegedly carrying drugs in the P…
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