Rising Death Toll from US Military Strikes on Alleged Drug Boats in the Eastern Pacific
The death toll from recent U.S. military strikes on alleged drug trafficking vessels in the eastern Pacific has risen significantly, now reaching 199. Recent reports indicate that survivors from these attacks have not been located, deepening concerns about extrajudicial killings at sea. In the latest operations, two men were killed in one strike, while another attack left one person dead and two survivors at sea. Human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, are voicing alarm over the normalization of such lethal actions by U.S. forces, highlighting the lack of evidence provided by the Pentagon for these operations.
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