Five lifeless in assault on “drug terrorists” within the Pacific | EUROtoday

The US navy says it has attacked two extra alleged smuggling boats within the Pacific, killing 5 “drug terrorists”. The boats had been touring on Thursday (native time) within the jap Pacific in worldwide waters on a recognized smuggling route, the accountable regional command of the US navy (Southcom) introduced on Platform X. The assault was carried out on the orders of Defense Minister Pete Hegseth, who has been calling himself struggle minister for a while.

As in earlier circumstances of this type, the navy launched a brief video clip meant to point out the assaults from a chook’s eye view. It seems just like the boats are being hit by missiles. Neither the navy’s data nor the authenticity of the video might initially be verified.

Since September, the US armed forces have repeatedly attacked boats within the Caribbean and the jap Pacific which can be stated to be loaded with medication, citing alleged intelligence findings. No concrete proof for this illustration is introduced. According to US media studies, greater than 100 individuals have now been killed within the assaults.

The US authorities considers its actions to be official and persistently describes the victims as drug smugglers and “terrorists”, however is massively criticized for the extrajudicial killings. From the attitude of UN human rights specialists, this violates worldwide regulation.