The US military said on Tuesday that four people had been killed in a strike on another alleged drug-trafficking boat, the fourth such deadly attack in as many days.US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) said in a post on X that the strike – just as the previous three – occurred in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It posted aerial video on social media showing a vessel bobbing in the water before being struck by a projectile and exploding.The four new fatalities raise the total death toll of the controversial military campaign to at least 174, according to a tally compiled by Agence France-Presse.
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WED · 2026-04-15 · 02:13 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0415-68368
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US military says 4 killed in fourth ‘drug boat’ strike in a week
The US military reported a fourth deadly strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, resulting in four fatalities. According to US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), this incident follows three similar attacks in as many days in the same region.
Agence France-PresseSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-04-15 · 02:13 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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The US military reported a fourth deadly strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, resulting in four fatalities. According to US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), this incident follows three similar attacks in as many days in the same region. SOUTHCOM released aerial footage showing the vessel being struck and exploding. This latest strike brings the total death toll from this military campaign to at least 174, according to Agence France-Presse. The US military has not released further details on the rationale behind the strikes.
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It was the fourth such deadly attack in as many days.
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The strike occurred in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
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US military said four people had been killed in a strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat.
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The four new fatalities raise the total death toll of the military campaign to at least 174.
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