11 killed in 3 US strikes on vessels in Pacific, Caribbean
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US forces killed 11 people in three strikes targeting vessels in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean, US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced Tuesday.
"Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted three lethal kinetic strikes on three vessels operated by designated terrorist organizations," it said Monday on US social media company X, noting that the operations were directed by SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis Donovan.
The intelligence confirmed that the vessels were traveling along "known narco-trafficking routes and were engaged in narco-trafficking operations," it said.