Tag: military strike
US releasing survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel to their home countries
The US released the two survivors of Thursday’s military strike on a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean…
Survivors of military strike on alleged drug boat will be returned to home countries, Trump says
President Donald Trump announced Saturday that two survivors of Thursday’s military strike against a vessel, which the administration…
Family of Trinidadian man believed killed in US strike demands proof of drug trafficking
By Andrea de SilvaLAS CUEVAS, Trinidad and Tobago (Reuters) -Relatives of a Trinidadian man who say he was…
Trump announces another lethal strike on alleged drug-trafficking vessel in international waters
President Donald Trump on Friday announced another lethal military strike on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel in international waters…
Maddow Blog | As Democrats press White House on deadly boat strike, Republicans sit on their hands
There are standard procedures when U.S. officials identify boats suspected of carrying drugs. The process involves stopping and…
Senior Democrat says Pentagon didn’t present conclusive evidence alleged drug smugglers killed in strike were gang members
Defense Department officials briefing congressional staff on Tuesday about last week’s US military strike on a boat in…
Senator encouraged Trump to ‘blow up something’ in message to cartels
Within a week of Donald Trump’s election, Sen. Lindsey Graham counseled the president-elect to quickly send a message…
Vance defends strike on suspected smugglers off Venezuela but concedes ‘due process concerns’
Vice President JD Vance is defending the Trump administration's use of military force against suspected drug traffickers —…