US military strike on alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 1, leaves 2 survivors
The military said intelligence linked the vessel to narco-trafficking, and the Coast Guard was notified after the strike left two survivors.
- The Pentagon inspector general's office initiated a self-directed review Tuesday following a U.S. military strike on a suspected drug boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean that killed one man and left two survivors.
- Since early September, the Trump administration's campaign of striking alleged drug-trafficking vessels in Latin American waters, including the Caribbean Sea, has killed at least 194 people as part of what it characterizes as war against drug cartels.
- Video from U.S. Southern Command captured the vessel exploding into flames before the military immediately notified the U.S. Coast Guard to activate the Search and Rescue system for the two survivors; the military has not provided evidence the vessel carried drugs.
- The Pentagon watchdog will evaluate whether the military followed the six-phase Joint Targeting Cycle, which includes commander's intent, target development, analysis, decision, execution and assessment, though the review will not assess legality despite scrutiny from Democratic lawmakers and military legal scholars.
- As the Trump administration's campaign continues, critics argue the inspector general's narrower review falls short of addressing fundamental legal concerns raised by Democratic lawmakers and military legal scholars questioning the strikes' legality.
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The U.S. armed forces have killed two people on Wednesday in the attack on a new boat, the second of the week, allegedly linked to drug trafficking organizations in the Eastern Pacific.None of the ship's crew survived the attack that is part of Operation South Launch, according to the U.S. Army Southern Command in its X account, where he attached a video of the task carried out in international waters.The U.S. operative has caused at least 190 d…
The U.S. military has again sunk a suspected drug smuggler boat in the Pacific. During the operation, a human was killed, two were rescued. The action was carried out on the basis of intelligence information on known smuggling routes.
1 killed, 2 survive latest US strike on alleged drug boat
A Tuesday strike on an alleged drug boat led by US forces left one person dead and two survivors as the Trump administration continues to destroy vessels accused of transporting narcotics in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean Sea. “Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged…
One person died and two others were left adrift in the sea after the U.S. military bombed on Tuesday what it called a "traffic landing," reported U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). "A male narco-terrorist died during this action and there were two survivors," wrote in X SOUTHCOM, responsible for military operations in the region. He added that "he immediately notified the U.S. Coast Guard to activate the search and rescue system for survivors." O…
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