US military kills four in latest strike on boat in the Caribbean
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Attack comes amid renewed scrutiny of the Trump administration’s campaign against alleged drug smugglers.
The United States military has conducted another deadly strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean, killing four, according to the Pentagon.
The attack on Thursday comes as the administration of US President Donald Trump has faced renewed scrutiny over the strikes after it was revealed that a targeted boat had been struck twice during a September 2 attack.
Experts have said such an attack could constitute a war crime.
In a post on X, the US Southern Command said the latest strike was directed by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
The military “conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in international waters operated by a Designated Terrorist Organization,” it said.
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