US military kills 3 in latest strike on suspected drug boat in eastern Pacific
The strike was the third this week and lifted the total death toll from the months-long campaign to 202, U.S. officials said.
- On Friday, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing three men at the direction of Southern Command commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan.
- President Donald Trump's administration declared the U.S. is at armed conflict with Latin American drug cartels, citing their role in the flow of drugs into American communities.
- This incident marks the third strike this week, pushing the total death toll to 202 people since the campaign began in early September, with intelligence confirming the vessel was transiting along known routes.
- Separately, Donovan met with Cuban military leaders on Friday near the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, while the military released color footage of the attack for the first time.
- While the military describes the vessels as operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations and 'engaged in narco-trafficking operations,' Reuters could not immediately verify the information regarding the strike.
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The U.S. Army announced on Friday that a new attack on a ship carrying suspected drug traffickers in the Pacific Ocean has resulted in the death of three people. This is the third deadly attack this week, bringing the number of deaths to 198 since the beginning of this U.S. military campaign in September, according to an AFP balance sheet.
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US Military Conducts Another Fatal Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel in Pacific
The US military launched another strike on a boat suspected of drug smuggling in the eastern Pacific, resulting in three deaths. This marks the third such incident this week, bringing the total death toll to over 200, amid ongoing efforts against alleged narco-trafficking in the region.
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