US strike on alleged drug boat in Pacific kills one
According to Al Jazeera, the US killed one person in a strike on an alleged drug boat in the Pacific. Dozens of attacks since September under the operation dubbed 'Southern Spear' have killed at least 194 people. The legal basis for the strikes remains contested.
According to Al Jazeera, US forces struck a vessel in the Pacific that they alleged was smuggling drugs, killing one person. The strike was reported as part of Washington's expanding operations in waters off Latin America.
The report said that dozens of attacks since September under the operation dubbed 'Southern Spear' have killed at least 194 people. Rights advocates argue it cannot be independently verified that those targeted were in fact traffickers.
Washington defends the operations as counter-narcotics action, while critics raise concerns about extrajudicial killings. All claims are attributed to Al Jazeera's reporting and independent verification remains limited.
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