US forces kill four in Caribbean boat strike as regional campaign against drug cartels expands

US forces have killed four people in a boat strike in the Caribbean Sea. The military's Southern Command stated that intelligence confirmed the vessel's involvement in narco-trafficking. The strike occurred as part of the US campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.

According to the Hindustan Times, this incident brings the total number of people killed in boat strikes by the US military to at least 231 in 69 strikes since the campaign began almost a year ago. The military targeted the vessel along known smuggling routes, but did not provide evidence that it was ferrying drugs.

The US is expanding its campaign against drug cartels, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announcing that Colombia, Guatemala, and Honduras had agreed to allow joint military operations on their soil, although Guatemala later denied this. Ecuador launched similar missions with the US in March.

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