{"id":55608,"date":"2025-11-10T15:22:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T15:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-military-blows-up-2-more-alleged-drug-boats-in-pacific-killing-6-narco-terrorists-pentagon-chief-says\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T15:22:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T15:22:13","slug":"u-s-military-blows-up-2-more-alleged-drug-boats-in-pacific-killing-6-narco-terrorists-pentagon-chief-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/u-s-military-blows-up-2-more-alleged-drug-boats-in-pacific-killing-6-narco-terrorists-pentagon-chief-says\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. military blows up 2 more alleged drug boats in Pacific, killing 6 &#8220;narco-terrorists,&#8221; Pentagon chief says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The U.S. military has killed six more people in strikes on what it claims were drug-running boats, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday, bringing the total death toll in the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-strike-alleged-drug-boat-caribbean-kills-3-death-toll-70\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">series of attacks<\/a><\/span> to 76.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth said\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/x.com\/SecWar\/status\/1987863821868732447\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">in a post on X<\/a>\u00a0that the U.S. carried out two strikes on Sunday in international waters in the eastern Pacific, targeting two boats that were &#8220;carrying narcotics&#8221; with three &#8220;male narco-terrorists&#8221; on board each.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All 6 were killed. No U.S. forces were harmed,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>As in previous strikes, which began under President Trump&#8217;s administration in September, U.S. officials did not release the identities of those killed, or offer evidence that they were smuggling narcotics or posed a threat to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Experts say the strikes, which have taken place in both the Pacific and Caribbean, amount to extrajudicial killings even if they target known traffickers.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth said the two vessels were &#8220;operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations.&#8221; He did not name the groups.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/10\/a77742ee-139f-46bc-b59b-2f0dd518a413\/thumbnail\/620x396g2\/2078f1606c510f51462afc59f8d8fc15\/drug-boat-screenshot-2025-11-10-093944.png#\" alt=\"drug-boat-screenshot-2025-11-10-093944.png \" height=\"396\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/11\/10\/a77742ee-139f-46bc-b59b-2f0dd518a413\/thumbnail\/620x396g2\/2078f1606c510f51462afc59f8d8fc15\/drug-boat-screenshot-2025-11-10-093944.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The U.S. military has killed six more people in strikes on what it claims were drug-running boats, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday, bringing the total death toll in the series of attacks to 76.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Pete Hegseth\/X<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Trump administration has said in a notice to Congress that the United States is engaged in <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-tells-congress-armed-conflict-drug-cartels-venezuela-boat-strikes\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">&#8220;armed conflict&#8221;<\/a><\/span> with Latin American drug cartels, describing them as terrorist groups as part of its justification for the strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Video accompanying the post showed a strike on one boat sitting stationary in the water, and a separate open-top vessel exploding while underway.<\/p>\n<p>A short video clip in color of the moving vessel shows what appear to be several parcels loaded inside. No details can be made out on the stationary vessel, which appears in black-and-white video.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. strikes have now destroyed at least 20 vessels so far \u2014 19 boats and an <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ecuador-releases-survivor-us-strike-narco-sub-no-evidence-crime\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">alleged &#8220;narco sub.&#8221;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Under President Trump, we are protecting the homeland and killing these cartel terrorists who wish to harm our country and its people,&#8221; Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<p>The strikes on alleged drug traffickers have coincided with a U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean. So far it has deployed six Navy ships in the Caribbean, sent F-35 stealth\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/u-s-sends-10-fighter-jets-to-puerto-rico-for-strikes-against-drug-cartels\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">warplanes to Puerto Rico<\/a><\/span>, and ordered the\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/us-aircraft-carrier-latin-america-uss-gerald-ford\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">USS Gerald R Ford<\/a><\/span>\u00a0carrier strike group to the region.<\/p>\n<p>The governments and families of those killed in the U.S. strikes have said many of the dead were civilians \u2014 primarily\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/colombian-killed-us-strike-fisherman-wife-says\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">fishermen<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Washington says their mission is to combat drug trafficking, but Caracas views the ships as a threat to oust Venezuelan leader <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/nicolas-maduro-venezuela-power-60-minutes\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Nicolas Maduro<\/a><\/span>, who has repeatedly accused Mr. Trump of seeking to oust him.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/read-full-transcript-norah-odonnell-60-minutes-interview-with-president-trump\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">When asked<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in an interview with &#8220;60 Minutes&#8221; last week if Maduro&#8217;s &#8220;days were numbered,&#8221; Mr. Trump responded, &#8220;I would say yeah. I think so, yeah.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-confirms-he-authorized-cia-covert-operations-in-venezuela\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">last month also confirmed<\/a><\/span>\u00a0that he had authorized covert CIA operations in Venezuela. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the U.N. rights chief urged Washington on Monday to investigate the legality of the strikes, warning of &#8220;strong indications&#8221; of &#8220;extrajudicial killings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have called for investigations by the US administration first and foremost, because they need to&#8230; ask themselves the question: are these violations of international human rights law? Are they extrajudicial killings? 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