U.S. Strike Kills 3 in Eastern Pacific as Death Toll Tops 200
SOUTHCOM said the vessel was linked to designated terrorist organizations, and the strike pushed the campaign’s death toll above 200, 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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