Details of Trump’s Deadly Strike on Vessel in International Waters

According to Rokna, citing Fox News, Trump announced on Friday via his Truth Social account that he had authorized a lethal operation targeting a boat accused of transporting illicit drugs and maintaining ties with a terrorist organization in the area of responsibility of the U.S. Southern Command.

Trump stated that the attack, confirmed by intelligence agencies to involve illegal drug trafficking, resulted in the deaths of three individuals identified as terrorist operatives. He also shared a video showing the vessel engulfed in flames following the strike.

“In accordance with my order, the Department of War conducted a lethal strike on a vessel associated with a terrorist organization that was trafficking drugs in the U.S. Southern Command’s area of responsibility,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

He further emphasized that the strike took place in international waters and no U.S. personnel were harmed during the operation. “In this strike, three drug-trafficking terrorists aboard the vessel in international waters were killed,” Trump added.

Trump concluded his post by urging an end to the sale of fentanyl and illegal drugs, as well as to acts of violence and terrorism against Americans.

Earlier this month, a U.S. attack on a Venezuelan vessel in the southern Caribbean, alleged to be carrying narcotics, resulted in approximately twelve fatalities.