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U.S. admiral behind boat strikes says no ‘kill them all’ order from HegsethAdm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff gave a classified briefing to top congressional lawmakers amid mounting scrutiny over the strikes.U.S. NewsDec 4
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White House confirms follow-up strike on alleged drug boat amid scrutinyLawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of recent U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs.U.S. NewsDec 1
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Donald Trump says airspace in and around Venezuela ‘closed’U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela should be considered 'closed in its entirety' to airlines, drug dealers and traffickers.WorldNov 29
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U.S. ramps up pressure on Venezuela as warship docks in Trinidad and TobagoThe arrival of the USS Gravely in the capital of the Caribbean nation is in addition to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which is moving closer to Venezuela.U.S. NewsOct 26
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U.S. military sends aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalationThe deployment will surge major additional resources to a region that has already seen an unusually large U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean Sea and the waters off Venezuela.WorldOct 24
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U.S. strikes new alleged drug-carrying boat — this time in Pacific OceanThe attack, which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said killed two people, was a departure from the seven previous U.S. strikes that had targeted vessels in the Caribbean.U.S. NewsOct 22
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U.S. strikes another vessel that Trump says was carrying drugs, killing 6It’s the fifth deadly strike in the Caribbean since Trump began treating alleged drug traffickers as unlawful combatants who must be met with military force.U.S. NewsOct 14
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U.S. strike kills 4 on vessel accused of carrying drugs: HegsethIt’s the fourth deadly strike in the Caribbean and the latest since President Donald Trump told U.S. lawmakers he was treating drug traffickers as unlawful combatants.U.S. NewsOct 3
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Trump says U.S. struck 2nd ship allegedly carrying drugs from VenezuelaU.S. President Donald Trump said on social media that three people aboard the vessel were killed in the strike, which came two weeks after a similar strike killed 11.WorldSep 15
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U.S. strikes a vessel Trump says was carrying drugs from VenezuelaU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on X that the vessel in question was being operated by a “designated narco-terrorist organization.”U.S. NewsSep 2
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