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Death toll from U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats climbs above 200 with latest attack

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The U.S. military said it carried out another strike Friday on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three men in the third attack this week and pushing the overall death toll above 200 people. U.S. Southern Command — which manages U.S. military operations in the region of Latin America … Read more

Death toll from U.S. boat strikes on alleged drug boats climbs after recent survivors not found

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The death toll from the Trump administration’s monthslong series of strikes on suspected drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean has risen to at least 199 people after survivors of recent attacks were not found. The total includes at least 22 people who had survived an initial strike only to be … Read more

Pentagon’s internal watchdog to probe U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats

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WASHINGTON — The Defense Department’s inspector general said Monday that it’s investigating U.S. Southern Command over its targeting of alleged drug-smuggling boats in the military’s campaign against drug cartels, which some critics have argued is illegal. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Southern Command has targeted … Read more

US eyes Iran fast boats with ‘kill’ tactics tested in Venezuela drug-boat strikes

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. is preparing to take on Iran’s fast-attack boats using a playbook it already has tested in another theater — lethal strikes on small vessels tied to drug trafficking networks in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. Since September 2025, U.S. forces have conducted dozens of deadly … Read more

Strikes on alleged drug boats kill 5, leave 1 survivor in eastern Pacific, US military says

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Sunday that it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of five people and leaving one survivor, as the Trump administration pursues its campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America while preparing a naval blockade of Iranian ports. The attacks … Read more

U.S. says 5 killed, 1 survivor in military strikes on alleged drug boats in eastern Pacific

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The U.S. military said Sunday it had killed five more people on boats alleged to be trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific, with one person surviving the strikes, bringing the controversial campaign’s total death toll to at least 168. The strikes were carried out against two boats on April 11, U.S. Southern Command announced in … Read more