The US military announced that during yesterday’s operation it hit a ship in the eastern Pacific, killing two people. It is one more in a series of similar attacks that human rights organizations assess as illegal killings without judicial process, while official Washington claims that the targets were connected to narco-terrorism.
The Southern Command stated that the ship, which was hit on Friday, was operated by organizations designated as terrorists, but did not specify their identity.
According to the available information, no members of the US military were injured in the operation, while the victims were described as “male narco-terrorists”, without further details.
On April 24, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known… pic.twitter.com/FRHwqXsHm2
— US Southern Command (@Southcom) April 25, 2026
US authorities claim that intelligence indicated that the vessel was traveling along routes known for narcotics smuggling in the eastern Pacific, and that it was involved in illegal activities.
Along with the announcement, a short video of the operation was published, and the army states that similar actions have been intensified in recent weeks.
For months, President Donald Trump’s administration has been conducting operations targeting vessels it suspects are part of a drug-trafficking network. According to available data, more than 170 people have died in these attacks since September.
At the same time, numerous legal experts and organizations for the protection of human rights question the legality of such actions. Organizations such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International assessed that these were illegal extrajudicial killings.
Criticism also came from the American Civil Liberties Union, where they claim that the accusations against the targeted persons are not supported by evidence, and that such claims contribute to the spread of fear.
(Vijesti.ba)
