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Pentagon Boat Strikes Kill 185 Surrenderers, Spark Moral Outcry

5/5/2026

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Pentagon-authorized boat strikes have killed at least 185 surrendering individuals.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told the March Americas Counter Cartel Conference that the Pentagon under President Donald Trump uses boat strikes against narco-terrorists.
Analysts say cartels now move cocaine via cargo ships through ports such as the Dominican Republic.
The killings without trials have drawn criticism for harming U.S. moral standing internationally.

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Pentagon-authorized boat strikes have killed at least 185 surrendering individuals.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told the March Americas Counter Cartel Conference that the Pentagon under President Donald Trump uses boat strikes against narco-terrorists.
Analysts say cartels now move cocaine via cargo ships through ports such as the Dominican Republic.
The killings without trials have drawn criticism for harming U.S. moral standing internationally.