The United States Armed Forces declared, on Wednesday night (15), that they carried out an attack on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, leaving 3 people dead.
The US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) released a video on the social network X of one and claimed that it was operated by “” who were not identified.
On April 15, at the direction of commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known…
— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom)
The military’s release says a task force “conducted a lethal attack against a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was transiting known routes in the Eastern Pacific and was involved in narcotics trafficking operations.”
The statement added that no US service members were injured and described the three dead as “male narco-terrorists”, without providing details.
USSOUTHCOM is one of the U.S. Department of Defense’s unified joint commands, responsible for military operations, security, and cooperation in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
