Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:41am on 26 Aug 2026,Wednesday International
The U.S. military said on Tuesday that a strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean Sea killed four people. The U.S. Southern Command said intelligence showed the vessel was actively involved in narcotics trafficking and described those killed as “narco-terrorists.” The military did not identify the individuals or disclose the exact location of the strike. The attack is part of the Trump administration’s ongoing campaign against alleged drug-trafficking networks, which began in September 2025. More than 210 people have reportedly been killed in similar strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. Human rights organisations and UN experts have questioned their legality. (PC: X)
