US military says it killed four ‘narco-terrorists’ after alleged drug boat strike in Caribbean No proof was provided by the military to confirm the vessel carried drugs The Independent UK · Sep 20
Watch: US military's 'lethal kinetic strike' destroys suspected drug boat in Caribbean; 4 killed The US military conducted a strike on a boat in the Caribbean Sea. This operation resulted in the deaths of four individuals suspected of drug trafficking. Another strike in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed two people accused of similar activities. These recent attacks bring the total killed in such operations… The Times of India · Aug 26
US military says it killed four in strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean The U.S. military has attacked another boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people The Independent UK · Aug 26
US military strike on alleged drug boat kills at least three people in the Caribbean Sea US strikes on drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean have so far killed a minimum of 181 people. Critics have slammed the Trump administration over the strikes, saying they constitute a violation of international law. Euronews · Apr 20
Strike on alleged drug boat kills 4 in the Caribbean Sea, US military says The U.S. military said it's carried out a strike on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing four people The Independent UK · Mar 25
US military seizes another sanctioned oil tanker in Indian Ocean This marks the tenth oil tanker interdiction by the Trump administration since the practice began in early December The Independent UK · Feb 24
US launches another strike on alleged drug boat in Caribbean, killing 3 Monday’s attack brought the death toll to at least 151 people The Independent UK · Feb 23
'International waters are not sanctuary': US forces intercept sanctioned Venezuelan ship Veronica III in Indian Ocean — video US military forces on Sunday boarded another sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea as part of efforts to curb illicit oil shipments linked to Venezuela. The Times of India · Feb 15
Watch: US military conducted a 'lethal kinetic strike' on 'terrorist' vessel in Carribbean; 3 killed The US military conducted a deadly strike on a suspected drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing three people. The operation is part of the Trump administration's ongoing campaign against drug cartels, which has resulted in 133 deaths through 38 attacks since September in Caribbean and eastern Pacific waters. The Times of India · Feb 14
US military strikes another alleged drug boat in Caribbean, killing 3 The U.S. military says it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Caribbean Sea The Independent UK · Feb 14
Trump says regime change in Iran would be ‘best thing that could happen’ amid rising tensions The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, is being dispatched from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East to bolster other warships and military assets already in the region The Independent UK · Feb 13
2 US Navy ships collide in the Caribbean, leaving 2 sailors with minor injuries The U.S. military says two Navy ships deployed as part of the Trump administration’s massive military buildup in the Caribbean Sea have collided The Independent UK · Feb 12
US forces seize sanctioned oil tanker in Indian ocean after pursuit from the Caribbean The US forces seized a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the ship from the Caribbean Sea, the Pentagon said Monday. The Times of India · Feb 9
US forces seize another oil tanker in Carribean Sea – Kristi Noem says has ties to Venezuela The Veronica marks the sixth tanker seized by US forces as part of the administration of Donald Trump’s drive to control Venezuela’s oil products The Independent UK · Jan 15
The Independent UK · Jan 9 The Latest: US military says its forces intercept another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean U.S. forces have boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea
The Independent UK · Jan 9 US forces have intercepted another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, US military says The U.S. military says U.S. forces have boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as the Trump administration continues to target sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela
The Independent UK · Jan 6 US may intercept Venezuela-linked oil tanker bearing Russian flag, reports say The tanker painted a Russian flag on its side after fleeing US blockade in the Caribbean Sea
The Conversation · Jan 6 2026 begins with an increasingly autocratic United States rising on the global stage The U.S. military operation in Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3, 2026, topped off months of military buildup and targeted strikes in the Caribbean Sea. It fulfills President Donald Trump’s claim to assert authoritative control over the Western Hemisphere, articulated in his administration’s 2025 National Security…
The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025 A look at the US military's unusually large force near Venezuela The U.S. military has amassed an unusually large force in the Caribbean Sea and the waters off the coast of Venezuela since this summer, when the Trump administration first began to shift assets to the region as part of its anti-drug trafficking operations
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2025 Nobel winner Machado snuck through 10 checkpoints in Venezuela in a wig to reach Norway in daring three-day journey The exiled Venezuelan opposition leader crossed the Caribbean Sea in a fishing boat before being escorted to Norway in a US plane
The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2025 Pentagon knew boat attack left survivors but still launched a follow-on strike, AP sources say The Pentagon knew there were survivors after a September attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and the U.S. military still carried out a follow-up strike
The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2025 Hegseth cites 'fog of war' in defending follow-on strike in scrutinized attack on alleged drug boat Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cited the “fog of war” in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea earlier this year During Tuesday’s cabinet meeting at the White House, Hegseth said that he did not see that there were survivors in the water when the…
Euronews · Dec 2, 2025 White House defends follow-up strike on alleged drug boat, insists attack was lawful The controversial September strike was one in a series carried out by the US military in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, as Trump ordered the buildup of a fleet of warships near Venezuela.
Latin Times · Dec 1, 2025 Democratic Senator Says 'It's Very Possible There Was a War Crime Committed' in September Drug-Boat Strike Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., said that "it's very possible there was a war crime committed" in the Trump administration's first strike against a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean Sea in September.
The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025 FACT FOCUS: There's no proof each strike on alleged drug boats saves 25,000 lives, as Trump claims President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that strikes on suspected drug boats his administration began carrying out in September in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean are saving hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. from fatal drug overdoses