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Hundreds of people have been killed in the year since the U.S. military began bombing boats it accused of ferrying drugs off Latin America’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts. Now, the Trump administration says it is seeking to extend that lethal campaign to land, pursuing deals that would put U.S. forces on the ground in allied…
Screenshots from a video posted by the U.S. Southcom on social media shows the boat before and after the strike by U.S. forces. Picture: Screenshot from video posted on X/@Southcom The U.S. military said on Sunday (April 26, 2026) that three men were killed when it struck a boat “engaged in narco-trafficking operations” in the…
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The U.S.’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday (November 16, 2025) in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration’s intentions in South America as it conducts military strikes against vessels suspected of transporting drugs….
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