U.S. Says Strikes on Three Boats Killed 11 in Pacific and Caribbean

Overview

• U.S. Southern Command reported four men killed on each of two vessels in the Eastern Pacific and three on a third in the Caribbean.
• The military said the targeted boats were operated by organizations it classifies as terrorist and tied to known narcotrafficking routes.
• Officials did not disclose precise locations of the strikes, the nationalities of those killed, or the specific groups allegedly involved.
• SouthCom released strike footage showing two stationary boats and a third moving at high speed before being hit.
• The action forms part of a maritime campaign reported since September 2025 with more than 30 attacks and over 100 deaths that U.N. and legal experts question on international law grounds.