{"id":14377,"date":"2026-08-24T14:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=14377"},"modified":"2026-08-24T14:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:11:09","slug":"u-s-strikes-another-boat-in-eastern-pacific-as-death-toll-tops-210-in-anti-cartel-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stock999.top\/?p=14377","title":{"rendered":"U.S. strikes another boat in Eastern Pacific as death toll tops 210 in anti-cartel war"},"content":{"rendered":"

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U.S. forces have struck another vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two people the Pentagon says were trafficking drugs.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Southern Command announced the strike in a social media post early Monday. The death toll from the Trump administration\u2019s campaign of bombing boats off Latin America\u2019s Caribbean coast and in the eastern Pacific now exceeds 210 after more than 60 strikes.<\/p>\n

The Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere \u201cexecuted a lethal kinetic strike on a low-profile vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific.\u201d Intelligence confirmed the vessel was carrying illegal drugs, the statement said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are committed to imposing total systemic friction on narco-terrorists \u2014 disrupting their operations, dismantling their leadership, and eliminating cartel terror across the region,\u201d said Gen. Francis Donovan, who leads U.S. Southern Command.<\/p>\n

The latest strike comes days after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the U.S. would extend its offensive to land across multiple Latin American countries. The secretary said during a visit to Panama that Colombia, Guatemala and Honduras had\u00a0agreed to allow the U.S.\u00a0to carry out joint military operations against criminal groups on their soil. Guatemala denied reaching such an agreement.<\/p>\n

Ecuador\u00a0launched similar missions\u00a0with the U.S. in March.<\/p>\n

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