US military says it struck vessel in Eastern Pacific, killing two
The US military reported a strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific that resulted in the deaths of two individuals. This action has been described by the US Southern Command as targeting narco-terrorists, although rights groups have condemned it as extrajudicial killings. The military has conducted several similar strikes in recent weeks, raising concerns about their legality.
- ▪The US military struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing two people.
- ▪The US Southern Command claimed the vessel was operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations.
- ▪Human rights groups have criticized the strikes as unlawful extrajudicial killings.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 hours. Coverage spans 3 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 1 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ US military kills two alleged narco-terrorists in latest Eastern Pacific strike on drug-trafficking vessel — Fox News
- ▪ US strike on alleged drug boat kills two people in eastern Pacific Ocean — The Guardian — US
- ▪ U.S. military strikes boat in eastern Pacific, killing two — The Globe and Mail
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| Original publisher | ArabNews |
| Canonical URL | https://www.arabnews.com/node/2641203/world |
| Publication time | Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:04:49 +03 |
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US military says it struck vessel in Eastern Pacific, killing two Above, a frame grab of a video released by the Southern Command shows the vessel that was struck in the Eastern Pacific. (X:@Southcom) Short Url https://arab.news/r864a Updated 25 April 2026 06:14 Reuters April 25, 2026 02:59 Follow US military says it struck vessel in Eastern Pacific, killing two US Southern Command alleged that the vessel struck was operated by ‘Designated Terrorist Organizations’ that it did not identify The US military has made numerous such deadly strikes in the Eastern Pacific in recent weeks Updated 25 April 2026 06:14 Reuters April 25, 2026 02:59 Follow if (isMobileDevice()) { document.write("<div id='div-gpt-ad-3341368-3'></div>"); googletag.cmd.push(function() { onDvtagReady(function () {…
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