US Attacks Vessels in Pacific, Kills Five
- * US Military Attacks: The United States Armed Forces carried out attacks against two suspected drug trafficking vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, December 18th.
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* US Military Attacks: The United States Armed Forces carried out attacks against two suspected drug trafficking vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, December 18th.
* Casualties: Five people died in Thursday’s attack.At least 104 people have been killed in US attacks on suspected drug trafficking ships overall.
* Recent Attacks: This marks the third such attack this week. eight people were killed on Monday, and four on Wednesday in separate incidents.
* Operation Southern Spear: The attacks are part of an ongoing campaign called Operation Southern Spear, initiated by the Trump administration to curb narcotics trafficking.
* Authorization: The strikes were directed by @SecWarPete Hegseth.
* No US Injuries: No US service members were injured in the attacks.
* Location: the attacks occurred in international waters.
* Target: The vessels were operated by designated terrorist organizations.