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US forces kill alleged smugglers

U.S. forces attacked a vessel suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people, the U.S. military said.

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Adam Isacson

@adamisacson.com

New boat strike tonight. 4 more killed in the Caribbean.

The utter degradation of the United States of America continues.

www.southcom.mil/News/PressRe...

234 reported people killed (including 23 unrecovered survivors).
67 reported attack events.
71 reported boats struck.
3 reported survivors recovered.
45 reported events in the Eastern Pacific. 20 reported events in the Caribbean. 2 reported events in unspecified locations.
32 events ordered by Southern Command Commander Gen. Francis Donovan (101 reported killed). 19 events ordered by President Donald Trump (76 reported killed). 14 events ordered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (50 reported killed). 2 events listed as “under the direction of U.S. Southern Command” (7 reported killed).

September 20, 2026 at 2:25 AM

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Brian Finucane

@bcfinucane.bsky.social

The Trump administration's lawless killing spree at sea continues with a lethal strike on four more supposed "narco-terrorists" in the Caribbean.

Very real killing in a make-believe war.

Outside of war the general term for premeditated killing is murder.

September 20, 2026 at 1:04 AM

Reposted by Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò

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Mark Chadbourn

@chadbourn.bsky.social

The US has murdered four more people after blowing up a small boat in the Caribbean. Southern Command alleged the vessel was involved in “narcotics-trafficking”.

September 20, 2026 at 12:34 AM

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