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WASHINGTON (AP) — In less than two months, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say the U.S. military has killed 32 people in seven strikes against drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea. Trump has justified the attacks as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs into the United States. He has asserted the U.S. is engaged …

The Central Intelligence Agency is providing the bulk of the intelligence used to carry out the controversial lethal air strikes by the Trump administration against small, fast-going boats in the Caribbean Sea suspected of carrying drugs from Venezuela, according to three sources familiar with the operations. Experts say the agency’s central role means much of the evidence used to select …

@realDonaldTrump/Truth Social A screengrab of the video shared by US President Donald Trump showing the submarine in open waters before it was struck Ecuador has released the survivor of a US strike on a submarine alleged to have been smuggling drugs in the Caribbean. US military forces captured the Ecuadorean national along with a Colombian citizen after they attacked the …

Ecuador says it has no evidence that survivor of US strike in Caribbean committed any crime  Politico What U.S. Forces Face as Venezuela Puts Russian-Armed Military on Wartime Alert  Military.com Why is the Trump administration releasing alleged ‘narco-terrorists’?  CNN Lawmaker Demands Hearing on U.S. Strikes on Boats in Caribbean  The New York Times Officials, locals undercut Trump claims about Venezuela drug boats  The Washington Post …

Lawmaker Demands Hearing on U.S. Strikes on Boats in Caribbean  The New York Times Why is the Trump administration releasing alleged ‘narco-terrorists’?  CNN Officials, locals undercut Trump claims about Venezuela drug boats  The Washington Post Fact-checking Trump’s claim that each boat strike off Venezuela’s coast saves 25,000 lives  PBS Trump’s deadly war against the narco boats is too raw for me – and one …

A potentially intense storm may form in the Caribbean. Here’s where it could go.  The Washington Post Tropical disturbance poses torrential rainfall threat for the central Caribbean  Yale Climate Connections Tropical Storm Melissa May Form In The Caribbean This Week; Its Future Is Uncertain  The Weather Channel Tropical wave over Caribbean likely to form in next few days, forecasters say  NOLA.com Invest 98-L shows …

Exclusive: US returning Caribbean strike survivors to Colombia and Ecuador, Trump says  Reuters U.S. Is Repatriating Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel  The New York Times Donald Trump Crows About Lethal Drug Boat Strike While Millions Protest Him  The Daily Beast Trump and Maduro are both amassing military forces as tensions build in the Caribbean  CNN Opinion | In the Caribbean, Trump …

U.S. Detains 2 Survivors of Latest Military Strike in Caribbean  The New York Times At least 2 survivors of US attack on alleged drug smugglers in American custody  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Trump confirms ‘submarine’ attack in Caribbean, amid reports of survivors  Al Jazeera Some survivors after US strikes another suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, sources say  CNN …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States took survivors into custody after the military struck a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean, a defense official and another person familiar with the matter said Friday. It is the first known attack that anyone has escaped alive since President Donald Trump began launching deadly strikes in the waters off Venezuela last month and …

Exclusive: U.S. Navy warship holding survivors from strike on Caribbean vessel, sources say  Reuters U.S. military strike on a cartel boat leaves survivors for the first time, U.S. official says  NBC News US Navy detaining two survivors of strike against alleged drug boat  CNN Survivors reported for 1st time in latest US Caribbean airstrike: Official  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos …