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The US military conducted a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific, resulting in the deaths of two individuals. This marks the first such attack in months, with authorities stating it was part of anti-drug trafficking operations.
The US military announced another operation in the eastern Pacific Ocean, targeting a vessel suspected of involvement in drug trafficking. One person was killed and two others survived during the action, according to US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM).
The US Southern Command launched another attack on a vessel in the Pacific, resulting in two fatalities. The anti-drug trafficking operation, ongoing since September 2025, has yet to provide evidence of drug transport.
The US Southern Command announced that American forces carried out another strike on a vessel in the Caribbean, resulting in the deaths of four individuals.
The US military is monitoring 23 Chinese port projects and 12 space-enabling facilities across Latin America and considers every one of them “a potential dual-use asset” that could support Chinese military operations, the top US commander for South America told Congress on Tuesday. General Francis Donovan, head of US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), made the disclosure during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on US military posture in the western hemisphere. Asked by Lance Gooden, a...
Military forces from Ecuador and the United States have initiated joint operations against designated terrorist organizations in Ecuador to combat narcoterrorism, as announced by the US Southern Command.
Exclusive: Top US commander makes surprise visit to Venezuela for security talks Reuters
The United States is deploying military forces, including transport planes, helicopters, and naval vessels, to Venezuela to assist in rescue operations and deliver aid following a disaster, as announced by the US Southern Command.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that U.S. forces, in coordination with Venezuelan security services, conducted a 'swift and lethal' operation to eliminate a Tren De Aragua kingpin in Venezuela.
The US Southern Command reported a "lethal kinetic strike" on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations, killing two people, as the overall death toll in related operations climbs above 180.
US Southern Command announced that US forces conducted a 'lethal kinetic strike' on a suspected drug-smuggling boat, resulting in two deaths and one survivor, who were then turned over to the Costa Rican coast guard.
The United States launched another attack in the Pacific Ocean against a vessel suspected of drug smuggling, killing six people, according to the US Southern Command.
President Trump faced criticism online after the US Southern Command announced joint military operations with Ecuadorian forces targeting 'designated terrorist organizations'.
US Military Blows Up 3 Alleged Drug Boats, Killing 11, After Lull Since January The Pentagon's whole anti-narco boat operations fell relatively silent for the past more than a month in the wake of the January 3rd US military raid on Venezuela to overthrow the Maduro government. Surely there was still drug trafficking off Latin America, but with 'mission accomplished' in Caracas the public PR 'anti-drug' pretext was no longer needed, apparently. But suddenly, this week, the US military has begun its strikes on alleged drug boats again, with US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) on Tuesday having announced its forces launched drone assaults on three alleged drug smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean on Monday. In total eleven people were killed in the renewed operation. "Intelligence confirmed the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes and were engaged in narco-trafficking operations," SOUTHCOM said Tuesday in a post to X. Illustrative narco-boats file, via X. The military statements said the three boats were allegedly "operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations." The post further referred to those killed as "male narco-terrorists," detailing that eight were killed on two boats in the eastern Pacific - or the Western side of Latin America - and three were killed on a boat in the Caribbean. No American forces were harmed, the post said, in the assault conducted at the direction of Marine Corps Gen. Francis Donovan, who serves as the commander of Southern Command. War (Defense) Secretary Pete Hegseth celebrated the fresh strikes in a post on X, writing, "Turns out President’s Day — under President Trump — is not a good day to run drugs." For all the momentary celebrations at the Pentagon, the supposed 'war on drugs' will be circular and never-ending, as it's been over the past many decades, spanning presidencies. But this is really about American influence and 'ownership' of the region and total dominance of the Western hemisphere. From Vietnam to Iraq to Libya to Syria to Iran, Washington is always looking for some kind of casus belli - even if it has to be manufactured - to sell war to the American people. Turns out President’s Day — under President Trump — is not a good day to run drugs. https://t.co/8c5wMmQbQ2 February 17, 2026 Going back several years, the single biggest sources of the world's fentanyl trade have been consistently identified as China and Mexico. At this point it's impossible to know, and hasn't been disclosed, whether any of the well over 25 boats blown up by US military action off Latin America since September were actually loaded with fentanyl, or in what quantities. Tyler Durden Tue, 02/17/2026 - 19:40
The US Southern Command confirmed a new military attack on a suspected smuggling vessel in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in at least two fatalities and six survivors.
The U.S. Southern Command reported a fourth strike on a drug boat within a week, resulting in the deaths of three "narco-terrorists."
The US Southern Command has carried out attacks on suspected narco-terrorist ships in the Pacific for the third day in a row.
US Southern Command said in a post on X on Friday that it immediately notified the US Coast Guard to activate a search for survivor
The US military and Ecuadorian forces have initiated joint operations against designated terrorist organizations, as announced by US Southern Command.
The US military conducted an attack on a boat in the Caribbean Sea, resulting in the deaths of three alleged drug terrorists, according to the US Southern Command. This is part of a series of operations that have collectively killed nearly 150 people.