US strikes Caribbean boat, killing four; campaign toll passes 231
Southern Command says a vessel was involved in narco-trafficking as the Trump administration's strike campaign expands toward land operations in Latin America.
What to know
- The September 19 strike killed four people, bringing the campaign's toll to at least 231 killed in 69 strikes since it began nearly a year ago.
- The US military has repeatedly not provided public evidence that struck vessels were carrying drugs.
- The Trump administration is separately negotiating with Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras and Ecuador to extend operations against cartels onto land; Guatemala has denied agreeing to a deal.
- Rights groups characterize the strikes as extrajudicial killings, while Trump frames them as part of an "armed conflict" with cartels.
“extrajudicial killings”
Rights groups, Human rights organizations · Jerusalem Post ↗ · Sep 19
Donald Trump US President
Pete Hegseth US Defense SecretaryUS Southern Command Military command conducting the strikesGovernment of Guatemala Alleged partner nation
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Rights groups call the strikes 'extrajudicial killings'
Human rights organizations have criticized the ongoing campaign, characterizing the boat strikes as unlawful killings without due process.
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U.S. Military Attacks Alleged Drug Boat in the Caribbean, Killing Four
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No evidence, no trials, just murder. Over 260 defenseless people now have been murdered in the ocean by the US. "The military did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs." https://www. nbcnews.com/politics/trump-adm inistration/us-military-says-killed-four-strike-alleged-drug-smuggling-boat-caribb-rcna598749
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US Military Says It Killed Four People In A Caribbean Boat Strike Without Showing Evidence Of Drugs
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Campaign toll reaches at least 231 killed in 69 strikes
AP reporting tallies at least 231 people killed in 69 strikes since the campaign began, with the military rarely disclosing evidence supporting its trafficking claims.
“Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking.”
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BREAKING: U.S. military struck a vessel in the Caribbean, killing four people on board. — U.S. Southern Command
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We've been drone striking innocent people for two decades at this point, the only thing new is that its not happening in Syria/ Iraq/Afghanistan but instead is happening much closer geographically to the US.
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Four killed in US military strike on suspected drug vessel, SOUTHCOM confirms | The Jerusalem Post https://www. jpost.com/international/articl e-909137
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US strikes vessel in Caribbean, killing four
U.S. Southern Command said it struck a boat along a known smuggling route, killing four people it alleged were trafficking drugs; a video posted on X showed a moving boat followed by a flash, but the military did not provide evidence of drug trafficking.
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first by Times of India, 4d ago · also Rising Kashmir, Swarajya, The Hindu, Anadolu Agency, NBC News, Reuters +11
13 more headlines
- 4 killed in strike on vessel in Caribbean: SOUTHCOM Rising Kashmir · 4d ago
- US Military Strikes Suspected Drug-Smuggling Boat In Caribbean, Four Killed Swarajya · 4d ago
- U.S. military says it killed 4 in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in Caribbean The Hindu · 4d ago
- 4 killed in US military strike on suspected drug-trafficking vessel in Caribbean Sea Anadolu Agency · 4d ago
- U.S. military says it killed four in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean NBC News · 4d ago
- US says it killed four in strike on vessel in the Caribbean Reuters · 4d ago
- US military says four killed in Caribbean boat strike RTE News · 4d ago
- US military says it killed four in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean abcnews.com · 4d ago
- 4 killed in U.S. strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in Caribbean, Pentagon says CBS News · 4d ago
- US military strikes alleged narco-trafficking vessel in Caribbean, killing 4 'narco-terrorists' Fox News · 4d ago
- US military says it killed 4 in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean NY Post · 4d ago
- US military says four killed in strike on suspected drug-trafficking boat in Caribbean Euronews · 4d ago
- US military says 4 killed in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean ABC News · 4d ago
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US strike kills three in earlier Caribbean attack — Ten days before the latest strike, a U.S. attack on another vessel in the Caribbean killed three people, the military said.
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Hegseth says allies agreed to joint land operations against cartels — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a visit to Panama that Colombia, Guatemala and Honduras had agreed to let the U.S. conduct joint military operations against criminal groups on their soil; Guatemala denied reaching such a deal, and Ecuador had already launched similar joint missions in March.
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Trump administration launches boat-strike campaign against cartels — The U.S. began striking vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific it says are run by "narco-terrorists," a campaign that has continued for nearly a year.
What people are saying 18 voices from 2 sites · best of 97 · verbatim
- Sep 20
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Trump and Biden have clearly fucked and it’s time to stop letting our homophobic nation stop them from having a unity ticket because of it
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Wonder how Trump would react when 4 Americans were killed at sea without proof, warrants and evidence?
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Murdered. Not "killed." Murdered is the word you were looking for.
- Sep 19
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More murders. Can't wait till accountability season.
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Murdering drug dealers is wrong, too. Trump is a felon convicted in a court of law. We don't get to murder him.
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The person who fired these weapons killing these people, with zero evidence. If this vessel was anything but a fishing boat trying to make a living then all of these involved should be in the Hauge
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Cowards shooting at boats like ducks in a pond. Where’s the proof that they are criminals running drugs? ‘‘This is disgusting.
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It’s about time that we see some real proof. Otherwise Trump is murdering fisherman with impunity.
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And the demand for drugs in the US remains unabated.
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The military did not provide evidence that the vessel was ferrying drugs. A video posted on X showed an image of what appeared to be a moving boat followed by a flash. (More murder is my guess)
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…because due process doesn’t mean anything to the White House gangsters.
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With zero proof of "alleged drug-smuggling", I bet.
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More extra-judicial killings to add to the list of charges in the future tribunals.
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Murdered. Please be grammatically correct!!
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More MURDER at sea. This is NOT law enforcement of any sort. Without any due process, charges, or arrests, this is nothing but murder. Period
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Stop these illegal extra judicial killings.
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Trump is a murderer. Hegseth is a murderer.
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AGAIN? We are a criminal nation under this regime.