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US military kills three in another strike in eastern Pacific that rights groups label as ‘extrajudicial killings’
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US military kills three in another strike in eastern Pacific that rights groups label as ‘extrajudicial killings’

The Guardian · May 6, 2026, 1:45 AM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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Without offering details or evidence, US Southern Command described the people killed as ‘narco-terrorists’The US military said on Tuesday it struck a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing three people, in the latest such attack that rights groups label as “extrajudicial killings” and Washington describes as targeting “narco-terrorists”.US Southern Command posted about the strike on social media Tuesday evening, alleging that the vessel struck on Tuesday was operated by “Designated Terrorist Organizations” that it did not identify. Continue reading...

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