U.S. strike kills three on alleged drug boat (opens in new tab)

U.S. Southern Command said the U.S. military struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on June 18, killing three men it described as “narco-terrorists” aboard a boat tied to drug trafficking. SOUTHCOM said Gen. Francis L. Donovan directed Joint Task Force Southern Spear to carry out a “lethal kinetic strike” against a vessel operated by “Designated Terrorist Organizations.” It said no U.S. military personnel were harmed. SOUTHCOM said intelligence confirmed the vessel was traveling on know...