US EditionUS Announces New Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats, Search for Survivors
The strikes targeted three vessels operated by designated terrorist groups, killing at least three people; 34 vessels have been struck in the campaign, causing 110 deaths, SOUTHCOM said.
- On Dec. 30, Joint Task Force Southern Spear, at Secretary Pete Hegseth's direction, conducted kinetic strikes on three narco‑trafficking vessels traveling as a convoy in the Pacific Ocean.
- As part of a wider campaign launched in September, officials say intelligence reports showed the convoy transferred narcotics and involved vessels linked to Designated Terrorist Organizations.
- During the engagements, SOUTHCOM reported that three narco‑terrorists killed , while other occupants who jumped overboard escaped as the two follow‑on vessels sank.
- SOUTHCOM notified the U.S. Coast Guard, prompting deployment of a Coast Guard C-130 aircraft, signals to other mariners, and coordination of search-and-rescue for at least eight survivors.
- With at least 34 strikes so far, the campaign has faced scrutiny after follow‑up strikes that killed survivors, and lawmakers and legal experts raising scrutiny over legality and oversight.
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US announces new strikes on alleged drug boats, search for survivors
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According to US officials, the strike was carried out by the US military against vessels believed to be involved in drug trafficking. In a statement, the US military’s Southern Command said forces struck three boats during the operation.
US Launches Strikes Against Convoy of Drug Boats, Killing 3
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) struck three drug-smuggling boats Tuesday, killing three people and causing the remaining alleged narco-terrorists to abandon their vessels, prompting a search and rescue, the agency said Wednesday in a post on X. It’s the latest in a wave of strikes in recent months against drug boats in the Pacific and Caribbean, part of Operation Southern Spear. In the Tuesday strike, SOUTHCOM said the three vessels were opera…
New strikes target 3 vessels in Pacific; search underway for survivors
The U.S. military has carried out new strikes targeting three alleged drug-smuggling vessels traveling together in the Pacific Ocean, according to officials. At least three people were killed, while others managed to escape. The strikes were announced Wednesday by the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) in a social media post, which said the operation was conducted at the direction of Secretary Pete Hegseth. SOUTHCOM said three narco-trafficking ve…
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