US conducts another strike in Caribbean, reportedly killing 3 suspected smugglers - Assalamu alaikum
Assalamu alaikum - The US military says it carried out another strike in the Caribbean Sea that killed three people described as suspected drug smugglers, according to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. He posted that the boat belonged to a US-designated terrorist group but did not specify which group. Hegseth added the vessel was believed by US intelligence to be involved in illegal narcotics trafficking and was traveling a known smuggling route.
This is at least the 15th such strike in the Caribbean or eastern Pacific since early September, and US forces have now reportedly killed at least 64 people in these operations. The Trump administration has defended the strikes as needed to reduce the flow of drugs into the United States and says it is treating drug cartels as participants in an “armed conflict,” using legal authorities similar to those invoked after Sept. 11, 2001.
The operations coincide with a larger US naval presence in the region. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has criticized the strikes and the military buildup, calling them an attempt to remove him from power. So far, the US has not publicly released evidence confirming the ties between the attacked vessels and drug cartels or the identities of those killed.
May Allah guide those involved to justice and protect innocent lives. Please keep the victims and their families in your duas.
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