US military kills two people in strike on alleged drug-trafficking boat in Pacific

The US military destroyed a small boat off Colombia in its first strike on South America’s Pacific side, killing two people, according to a person briefed on the operation. The move extends a campaign that previously hit seven Caribbean vessels and left at least 32 dead. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth released video of the blast and compared alleged traffickers to al-Qaida. The White House offered no explanation for the expansion. The Guardian reported the CIA supplies most targeting intelligence as legal rationales and secrecy surrounding the strikes draw condemnation from civil liberties groups and South American countries.

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