The U.S. military on ​Sunday said it struck a vessel in the ‌Caribbean, killing two people, alleging that the vessel was operated by "designated terrorist organizations" that it ​did not identify.
The U.S. Southern ​Command said no U.S. military forces ⁠were harmed in the operation. It described ​those killed as "male narco-terrorists," without elaborating.
This is the ​latest such attack condemned by rights groups as "extrajudicial killings" and which the Trump administration has said are ​aimed at "narco-terrorists."
There were six male survivors ​following the action, the U.S. Southern Command said, adding ‌that ⁠it had notified the U.S. Coast Guard for the search and rescue of those survivors.
"Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along ​known narco-trafficking ​routes ⁠in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," the ​military said in a post ​on ⁠X.
The use of the military to attack suspected drug vessels represents a stark departure ⁠from ​how the U.S. has ​historically dealt with such vessels.

=Reuters