US EditionUS military says 2 strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5 in eastern Pacific
The U.S. military has killed five on two alleged drug smuggling boats, raising the total deaths in the campaign to at least 104 since September, officials said.
- On Thursday, the U.S. military conducted two strikes on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing five people and targeting boats smuggling drugs, U.S. Southern Command said.
- U.S. Southern Command said intelligence assessments showed the vessels were transiting known narco‑trafficking routes, though it did not provide evidence.
- Videos posted show each boat speeding through water before being struck by an explosion, and the military said three people in one vessel and two in the other were killed.
- Those attacks raise the campaign's tally to 28 known boat strikes and at least 104 people killed, according to the Trump administration, while lawmakers increase scrutiny.
- In early September, a follow-up strike killed two survivors clinging to wreckage, U.S. Southern Command said.
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Once again, the US military wants to have sunk smuggler boats by air attack. Even if international waters are mentioned: From an expert point of view, military operations violate international law.
The U.S. military has claimed to have attacked two other alleged smuggler boats in the Pacific.
With the latest attack, a total of 104 people have been killed by the military in the US effort against drug traffickers in Latin America, without the US having provided evidence that those killed are what the Americans describe as "narco-terrorists."
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In an operation in the East Pacific, the U.S. military reportedly killed five suspected drug smugglers. During the operation on Thursday, two boats had been attacked, the U.S. Regional Command South (Southern Command) reported on "X" (formerly Twitter). Overall, in the actions five male "drug terrorists" were killed, three on the first and two on the second ship. U.S. soldiers did not suffer damage, according to the website of the Southern Comma…
These operations involving vessels accused of drug trafficking in the Caribbean or eastern Pacific have resulted in at least 104 deaths since September, according to an AFP count. The U.S. President's Administration has provided no evidence that these vessels were actually involved in any traffic.
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