US military says it struck vessel in the Caribbean, killing four

On Tuesday, the U.S. military announced that four individuals had been killed in an operation targeting a vessel in the Caribbean. This marked the latest in a series of strikes against what Washington claims are narco-terrorists, though human rights organizations view these actions as extrajudicial killings.

According to the U.S. Southern Command, confirmed intelligence showed the vessel was actively engaged in narco-trafficking, resulting in the deaths of four suspected narco-terrorists. While the specific details of the location and those killed were not disclosed, it was noted that the vessel was operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean.

The U.S. has been conducting strikes against such vessels since September 2025, with the military operations in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific resulting in over 210 fatalities. Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and independent UN experts have criticized these strikes, labeling them as unlawful extrajudicial killings. Additionally, the U.S. military reported on Monday that two people were killed in a strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, marking the first such operation in more than two months.