US Military Carries Out Deadly Attacks on Three Boats in Pacific

December 16, 2025, 4:03 AM UTC

The US military has attacked three more alleged drug boats, killing a total of eight people, the US Southern Command said Monday night.

The strikes were carried out in the Eastern Pacific “at the direction” of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Southern Command said in a post on X that included a 47-second video of boats being destroyed in fiery explosions.

Eight people were killed in the operation, Southern Command said. The military did not detail where, exactly, the attacks occurred.

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