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

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 campai…

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Since then, more than 200 people have been killed in U.S. strikes in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.

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US strikes on alleged drug boats in Pacific and Caribbean

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A UN special rapporteur has found reasonable grounds to believe that US strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea since September 2025 constituted crimes against humanity, concluding the attacks were not acts of self-defence.

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U.S. destroys alleged drug-smuggling boat in Pacific, killing 2 people

Since then, more than 200 people have been killed in U.S. strikes in the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.

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

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US strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in Pacific Ocean kills at least two

The US military launched operation "Southern Spear" in early September, with President Donald Trump arguing Washington is effectively at war with drug cartels operating out of Latin America.

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