Washington, United States, May 5, 2026 (AFP) - US says two dead in strike on alleged drug-trafficking boat

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2026-05-05

The US military says it killed two people in a strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, bringing the death toll from the contentious campaign to at least 187. US Southern Command, which is responsible for Washington's forces in the region, said in a post on X that "the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations" when the strike was carried out on......

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