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Estimated Fatalities from US Maritime Strikes
Cumulative deaths in US military operations against vessels since September.
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US military kills two men in new strike on vessel in eastern Pacific ...
Latest attack brings death toll from US strikes on vessels in the Pacific and Caribbean to at least 170 since September.The United States military has carried out another attack on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two people, in the latest deadly strike by US forces on boats that Washington alleges have links to Latin American drug trafficking cartels.US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), which is responsible for Washington’s military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, confirmed the attack in a post on social media late on Monday, claiming to have killed two “male narco-terrorists”, without providing any evidence.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4US confirms 157 killed in maritime strikes experts call ‘extrajudicial’list 2 of 4US says it struck alleged drug trafficking vessel in Pacific, killing twolist 3 of 4Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro under investigation in US for drug tieslist 4 of 4Four killed in latest US attack on alleged drug-smuggling boat in Caribbeanend of listSOUTHCOM claimed that, based on intelligence reports, the boat was “transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific” and was targeted with “a lethal kinetic strike” on the orders of US Commander General Francis L Donovan.A grainy video clip released with the statement shows a stationary boat with outboard engines and what appear to be floats from fishing nets nearby. The boat comes under attack from the air and explodes into flames.The attack marked the second day in a row that SOUTHCOM announced a deadly strike on boats in the Pacific. On Sunday, the US military said it blew up two boats in the eastern Pacific a day earlier, killing five people and leaving one survivor. It was not immediately clear what happened to the person who survived the attack, though SOUTHCOM said the US coastguard was notified.With the attack on Monday, the US military has now killed at least 170 people in dozens of strikes on vessels in the eastern Pacific and Caribbean Ocean since September.International law experts, human rights groups and regional governments have accused the administration of US President Donald Trump of carrying out extrajudicial killings in international waters, which have likely targeted civilians, often fishing crews, who do not pose an immediate threat to the US.The Trump administration claims that such attacks are part of its war on drug trafficking cartels in Latin America, but has provided no solid evidence that any of the ve...
US forces kill 4 people in latest strike on vessels in eastern Pacific
The killings mark the fourth US deadly strike in the past four days on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean.The US military has killed four more people in its fourth deadly attack on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean over the past four days.US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced the attack in a social media post on Tuesday, alongside a video that showed a stationary boat with outboard engines being hit by a missile and exploding into a huge ball of flames.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Fifth woman accuses former US lawmaker Eric Swalwell of sexual misconductlist 2 of 4French police arrest students protesting anti-Semitism lawlist 3 of 4Haiti’s Culture Ministry fires workers over citadel stampede that killed 25list 4 of 4Israeli attacks kill 11, including two children, in day of strikes on Gazaend of listSOUTHCOM, which is responsible for US military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, claimed that the four people killed were “narco-terrorists”, but provided no evidence to support its claims.Justification for the lethal attack, according to SOUTHCOM, was due to intelligence – details of which were not provided – that confirmed that “the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations”.The latest killing of people on board vessels in international waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean brings the overall death toll to at least 175 since early September, when US President Donald Trump ordered the attacks to stop what the White House claims are Latin American cartels transporting drugs to the US.Tuesday’s killings came after two people were killed in a US strike on Monday, and five people were killed in two separate strikes on Saturday, also in the eastern Pacific.The Associated Press news agency reported that the US coastguard has suspended a search for one survivor from the two attacks reported on Saturday.International legal experts and rights groups say the US military campaign amounts to “extrajudicial killings” in international waters and that the attacks have targeted civilian fishing boats.Legal experts have said that if some vessels were involved in drug trafficking, those on board should face the law, rather than deadly attacks.Critics have also questioned the effectiveness of the US military operation in part because the fentanyl behind many fatal overdoses in the US, which Trump has used to justify his campaign, is typically t...
Four killed in US military strike on alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific
The U.S. military launched a strike on a vessel accused of carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, killing four people. This marks the fourth such attack announced in recent days.
US military says strike in eastern Pacific kills four men
The U.S. military said on Tuesday it carried out a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing four men.
