US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean
The White House said the second strike was needed to destroy the vessel, while critics questioned the legality and evidence behind the attack.
- On Thursday, the military of the United States struck a boat in the Pacific Ocean, killing three people, as the administration of President Donald Trump continues its campaign against alleged drug traffickers in Latin America.
- Two survivors clinging to wreckage died after a follow-up strike, bringing the total killed by the military to at least 211 since the administration began targeting those it calls "narcoterrorists" in early September.
- The White House confirmed the follow-up strike was done "in self-defense," though the military provided no evidence the vessel was ferrying drugs, contradicting President Donald Trump's claim of "armed conflict" with cartels.
- Senators demanded the release of "unedited video" of the strikes on Thursday, as The Pentagon announced plans to review whether the military followed established targeting frameworks.
- Critics question the overall legality and effectiveness of these strikes, noting that fentanyl is typically trafficked into the United States over land from Mexico, rather than through the Pacific Ocean or Caribbean Sea.
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The US military claims the vessel was transporting drugs, while critics question the legality of the operations.
On Thursday, the U.S. Army killed three men in a new bombing of a ship in eastern Pacific waters that linked to drug trafficking, in line with the history of justifications for its so-called South Launch operation. This was announced on social networks by the U.S. Armed Forces’ Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), reporting on the “lethal kinetic attack against a vessel operated by designated terrorist organizations.” “Intelligence confirmed that the ve…
US military kills three 'narco-terrorists' in latest lethal strike on vessel in the Eastern Pacific
The U.S. military carried out a lethal strike Thursday on a vessel it said was involved in drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific, killing three men the command described as "narco-terrorists," according to U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)."On June 18, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations," SOU…
US military says three killed in its strike on vessel in Eastern Pacific
WASHINGTON, June 18 - The U.S. military said on Thursday its strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific killed three males, marking the latest such attack that human rights groups call extrajudicial killings and Washington casts as targeting of \"narco-terrorists.\" Read more at straitstimes.com.
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