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Trump Orders Pacific Boat Strike, Death Toll Hits 185

4/27/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, via Gen. Francis L. Donovan, ordered an eastern Pacific boat strike that killed three, raising the death toll to at least 185, the 54th attack since September.
Human rights scholars call the attacks unlawful murders, not legitimate combat.
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth called the policy a summary execution of drug suspects, likening it to the ICC case against Rodrigo Duterte.

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, via Gen. Francis L. Donovan, ordered an eastern Pacific boat strike that killed three, raising the death toll to at least 185, the 54th attack since September.
Human rights scholars call the attacks unlawful murders, not legitimate combat.
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth called the policy a summary execution of drug suspects, likening it to the ICC case against Rodrigo Duterte.