US strikes a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months

🇺🇸 The Guardian (US) —
US strikes a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months

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The US Southern Command conducted a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two individuals accused of drug trafficking. This marks the first such attack in over two months, part of a nearly year-long campaign targeting drug boats off Latin America’s Caribbean coast and eastern Pacific Ocean.

US Southern Command has struck another vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two accused of trafficking drugs After a pause of more than two months, the US military announced Monday that it once again carried out a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people accused of trafficking drugs. It brings the overall death toll to 223 people killed in 67 strikes during the nearly year-long US campaign of bombing alleged drug boats off Latin America’s Caribbean coast and in the eastern Pacific Ocean. US Southern Command says the campaign has resulted in the destruction of 64 speedboats, three “low-profile” ships and a semisubmersible craft. Continue reading...

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