Washington, DC [US], April 15 (ANI): The US Southern Command on Tuesday (local time) conducted a kinetic strike on a vessel allegedly operated by designated terrorist organizations, killing four suspected narco-terrorists.
US Southern Command, which oversees US military activities in Latin America and the Caribbean, said intelligence confirmed that the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in drug trafficking operations. (southcom.mil)
In a post on X, Southern Command said, “On April 14, 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. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Four male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No US military forces were harmed.” (southcom.mil)
The latest operations against vessels in international waters in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean bring the overall death toll to at least 175 since early September, when US President Donald Trump ordered the strikes as part of efforts to curb drug trafficking, according to media reports. (AP News)
Tuesday’s strike follows a series of recent operations in the region. Two people were killed in a US strike on Monday, while five people were killed in two separate strikes on Saturday in the Eastern Pacific.
International legal experts and human rights groups have raised concerns, describing the US military campaign as potential “extrajudicial killings” in international waters and alleging that some of the targeted vessels may have been civilian fishing boats.
Earlier, on April 13, US Southern Command conducted another kinetic strike on a vessel allegedly linked to designated terrorist organizations, resulting in the deaths of two suspected narco-terrorists.
In a post on X, Southern Command said, “On April 13, 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. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Two male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No US military forces were harmed.” (southcom.mil) (ANI)
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