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2026-02-18 10:06:28
[US Military Claims Attacks on Three "Drug Smuggling Ships" Kill 11] The US Southern Command announced on social media on the 17th that US forces attacked three ships allegedly used for drug trafficking in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean on the evening of the 16th, killing 11 people on board. The announcement stated that, under orders from US Southern Command Commander Francis Donovan, the US "Southern Spear" Joint Task Force carried out three "lethal strikes" against three ships identified by the US as being operated by "terrorist organizations," killing 11 "drug terrorists." Two ships were attacked in the Eastern Pacific, each killing four people; the third ship was attacked in the Caribbean, killing three people. (Xinhua)
