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    US says it killed four in strike on vessel in the Caribbean

    Madiha ImamSeptember 20, 2026 1 min read
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    The US military said it killed four people in a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean on Saturday that it alleged was involved in drug trafficking. "Confirmed intelligence ⁠revealed the vessel's active i…

    "Confirmed intelligence ⁠revealed the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking," the military's Southern Command posted on X.The attack was the latest in a campaign dating back to last year that targets what the Trump administration ⁠describes as "narco-terrorists. "Saturday's announcement comes 10 days after a strike, also in the Caribbean, that killed three ⁠people, the US military said.

    Since the campaign started, US strikes on vessels ⁠in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific have killed more than ⁠220 people. Rights groups have labeled the attacks "extrajudicial killings. "

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    Written by Madiha Imam

    Aman-e-Pakistan Senior Journalist & Bureau Reporter

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