The US Southern Command released images on Friday of a lethal kinetic attack on a boat in international waters in the Caribbean on Monday 10 November. The four crew members on board were "killed", the US administration confirmed, bringing the total to nearly 80 dead in more than 20 attacks since the operation began in August off the Venezuelan coast.
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth officially dubbed the mission 'Southern Lance', justifying it as an action to combat drug trafficking from Latin America. The deployment includes approximately 10,000 troops and the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, the Pentagon's largest flagship, positioned near Venezuelan waters.
