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Latest US Boat Strike Leaves Survivors in Eastern Pacific
US Strikes in Eastern Pacific
Mar 20, 2026 2:50 PM CDT

US Strikes in Eastern Pacific

Search begins after attack on boat crew Southern Command called terrorists

(Newser) - The American military has again attacked what it called a drug boat in the eastern Pacific, this time leaving three survivors, according to US Southern Command. In a video posted Thursday on X, the command reported carrying out a "lethal kinetic strike" on a low-profile vessel it said was...

US Military Begins Operation in Ecuador

US special forces aid Ecuadorian raids targeting narco-terrorist networks

(Newser) - American forces are now assisting in Ecuador's fight against drug gangs. The Pentagon on Tuesday confirmed joint operations with Ecuadorian troops targeting what it calls "designated terrorist organizations" in the South American hub for cocaine trafficking, marking a notable expansion of US military activity that had largely focused...

With Latest US Boat Strike, Total Death Toll Nears 150

US Southern Command says it hit vessel in eastern Pacific on Friday, killing 3

(Newser) - The US military on Friday said that it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. US Southern Command said on social media that the boat "was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged...

3 Dead After US Military Strikes Another Boat

US Southern Command says the 'narco-trafficking' hit against took place in the Caribbean

(Newser) - The US military said on Friday that it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Caribbean Sea. US Southern Command said on social media that the boat "was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking...

US Attacks 5 Boats, Saying Rescuers Looked for Survivors

Southern Command posts that vessels were running drugs, though it provides no evidence

(Newser) - The US military has reported striking five boats the Trump administration says were smuggling drugs over two days, killing a total of eight people while others jumped overboard and may have survived. US Southern Command did not reveal where the attacks on Tuesday and Wednesday occurred. A video of Tuesday'...

US Military Says It Killed 2 on Drug Boat in Pacific

Southern Command reports strike on drug traffickers took place in international waters

(Newser) - The US military announced Monday that it destroyed another suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people on board. US Southern Command posted on X that the boat, described as operated by a designated terrorist group, was blown up in international waters off South America, the Hill...

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