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The US military reported on October 27 that five people were killed in a strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, which they claim was involved in drug trafficking. The US Southern Command described the deceased as "narco-terrorists," but human rights groups have criticized these strikes as unlawful extrajudicial killings since September 2025, when similar operations began under President Trump's administration, resulting in over 230 deaths.

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As of October 27, 2026, the US Southern Command reported executing a lethal strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, resulting in the deaths of five people. The command stated that the targeted vessel was involved in drug trafficking along known narco-trafficking routes. Since September 2025, such strikes have killed more than 230 individuals, according to the US military. Human rights organizations like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have condemned these operations as unlawful extrajudicial killings, while the American Civil Liberties Union has questioned the evidence used by President Trump's administration to justify these actions.

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US military says it struck vessel in Eastern Pacific, killing five asserted

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The US military said on Tuesday five people were killed in a strike on a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, the latest in a series of attacks that Washington says targets "narco-terrorists" but human rights experts condemn as extrajudicial killings. asserted

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• The US Southern Command "executed a lethal, kinetic strike on a go-fast vessel operating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific," it said on X • asserted

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It cited what it called "confirmed intelligence" to allege the vessel was actively involved in drug trafficking, without providing more details • asserted

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It said five people were killed, describing them as "narco-terrorists" • asserted

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President Donald Trump's administration has said the vessels it has struck since September 2025 were transporting narcotics • asserted

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US strikes on such ships in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific have killed more than 230 people • asserted

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Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and independent UN experts have called the strikes unlawful extrajudicial killings while the American Civil Liberties Union has cast assertions by Trump's administration against those it targets as "unsubstantiated, fear-mongering claims" REUTERS uncertain

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US military says it struck vessel in Eastern Pacific, killing five

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