US Military Kills Four More in Eastern Pacific Boat Strike

The US military has carried out a third deadly strike on vessels in the eastern Pacific in four days, killing four more people in the latest attack. US Southern Command has now killed 174 people in the region since September, with the operations framed as counter-narcotics actions but drawing mounting scrutiny over the use of lethal force at sea.

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