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U.S. Military Strikes Spark Outrage Over Fishermen Deaths

11/8/2025

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The U.S. military struck 18 vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific, resulting in 70 deaths.
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley condemned the actions as extrajudicial killings, arguing the victims were fishermen, not drug traffickers.
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar expressed support for U.S. actions, citing drug violence.
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro denounced the strikes as violations of sovereignty.

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The U.S. military struck 18 vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific, resulting in 70 deaths.
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley condemned the actions as extrajudicial killings, arguing the victims were fishermen, not drug traffickers.
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar expressed support for U.S. actions, citing drug violence.
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro denounced the strikes as violations of sovereignty.