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US military says four killed in Caribbean strike
By The BriefBrief · Sources (11)
Filed: Sep 20, 2026 at 12:04 PM ET
Summary: The US military said its forces conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a suspected go-fast vessel operating along narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean on Saturday, killing four people. SOUTHCOM said confirmed intelligence showed the vessel’s active involvement in drug smuggling and shared video footage of the strike.
WHO: Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere (US Southern Command)
WHAT: Lethal kinetic strike on a suspected drug-trafficking go-fast vessel in the Caribbean, killing four people
WHEN: Sep 19, 2026
WHERE: Caribbean
WHY: Confirmed intelligence indicated the vessel was actively involved in narco-trafficking.
Sources (11):
ABC News,
CBS News,
Euronews,
Fox News,
Jerusalem Post,
Rio Times,
Straits Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
WBIR 10News,
WTSP 10 Tampa Bay
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