The US military said they attacked three "drug boats" and killed 11 people.

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18/02/2026
The news published on social media by the US Southern Command on the 17th showed that on the 16th, the US military launched attacks on three so-called "drug ships" in the East Pacific and the Caribbean Sea, killing 11 people on board. According to the message, under the command of the commander of the US Southern Command, Francis Donovan, the US military's "Southern Spear" joint special operations forces carried out three "lethal strikes" on three ships operated by the US-designated "terrorist organizations," killing 11 "drug terrorist." Among them, two ships were attacked in the East Pacific, with 4 people killed on each ship; the other ship was attacked in the Caribbean Sea, with three people killed.