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US military says strike on alleged drug boat kills 4 in eastern Pacific
The strike targeted a vessel linked to a designated terrorist group as part of a campaign that has killed 99 suspected narco-terrorists since September, U.S. Southern Command said.
- On Dec. 17, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in international waters in the Eastern Pacific, killing four militants with no U.S. casualties.
- SOUTHCOM said intelligence showed the boat was on a known narco‑trafficking route, and the strike is part of Operation Southern Spear which the Trump administration says aims to curtail narcotics trafficking.
- The Pentagon released a short video showing a boat before an explosion but didn't provide evidence behind the allegations; administration figures report 26 known boat strikes and at least 99 people killed.
- House Republicans rejected Democratic-backed resolutions Wednesday that would have forced congressional authorization, while lawmakers increased scrutiny with the first House votes on the boat-strike campaign.
- Amid a recent surge, Wednesday's attack was the second this week after this week's Monday strikes on three alleged boats killed 8 people, and the early-September attack killed two survivors clinging to wreckage.
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US launches new strike on alleged drug boat, bringing total death toll to 99
LONDON — U.S. Southern Command announced on Wednesday that American forces struck another alleged drug vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing four people the command described as “narco-terrorists.” Wednesday’s strike was the 26th since such operations began on Sept. 2. The total death toll as reported by the Pentagon now stands at 99 people. SOUTHCOM said the “lethal kinetic strike” was launched at the direction of Secretary of Defense Pete Heg…
·Baltimore, United States
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U.S. Southern Command reported on a new attack on an alleged drug-trafficking ship in the Eastern Pacific as part of Operation South Launch
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