24.02.2026 06:30
The U.S. Army announced that three narco-terrorists were killed in an attack on a boat identified as carrying drugs in the Caribbean. With this attack, the total death toll under Operation Southern Cross has risen to 151.
While operations targeting boats allegedly involved in drug trafficking by the U.S. military in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific remain a hot topic, a new attack announcement has come from the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).
SOUTHCOM announced that the joint task force conducting Operation Southern Strike carried out an attack on a boat identified as carrying drugs in the Caribbean under the orders of SOUTHCOM commander General Francis L. Donovan.
"3 MALE NARCO-TERRORISTS KILLED"
The statement emphasized that the intelligence obtained confirmed that the boat belonging to groups identified as a "terrorist organization" was sailing on a drug trafficking route in the Caribbean, stating, "In this attack, 3 male narco-terrorists were killed. No U.S. military personnel were harmed."
DEATH TOLL REACHED 151
With this latest strike, the number of fatalities in attacks conducted by the U.S. in the Pacific and Caribbean under the same scope has reached at least 151. The Washington administration describes this mission as an attempt to curb the flow of drugs from Latin America to the U.S. during the Trump administration.
STRONG REACTION TO OPERATIONS
However, these operations are being heavily criticized by international law and human rights experts. Images and reports indicating that civilians on boats were targeted in previous attacks have sparked controversy; criticisms are intensifying around the notion that the operations could lead to extrajudicial executions.