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Trump's Anti-Narcotics Strikes: Controversy and Casualties Rise

11/9/2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump leads an anti-narcotics campaign that has destroyed 18 vessels and caused at least 70 deaths in the Caribbean and Pacific.
Pentagon officials say the strikes target narco-terrorists.
Critics say there is no evidence linking the vessels to drug trafficking.
The United Nations has called for cessation of the strikes.
Human rights advocates label the strikes extrajudicial killings.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump leads an anti-narcotics campaign that has destroyed 18 vessels and caused at least 70 deaths in the Caribbean and Pacific.
Pentagon officials say the strikes target narco-terrorists.
Critics say there is no evidence linking the vessels to drug trafficking.
The United Nations has called for cessation of the strikes.
Human rights advocates label the strikes extrajudicial killings.