"US Southern Command announced the attack in a social media post on Tuesday, alongside a video that showed a stationary boat with outboard engines being hit by a missile and exploding into a huge ball of flames."
"International legal experts and rights groups say the US military campaign amounts to extrajudicial killings in international waters and that the attacks have targeted civilian fishing boats."
"Legal experts have said that if some vessels were involved in drug trafficking, those on board should face the law, rather than deadly attacks."
The US military has conducted four deadly strikes in the eastern Pacific Ocean over four days, resulting in the deaths of four individuals. US Southern Command announced the attacks, claiming the victims were narco-terrorists without providing evidence. Justifications for the strikes were based on unspecified intelligence regarding narco-trafficking routes. Since early September, the death toll from these operations has reached at least 175. Critics argue that the campaign constitutes extrajudicial killings and that legal action should be taken against those involved in drug trafficking instead of lethal attacks.
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