US military kills 2 narco-terrorists in Eastern Pacific strike operation targeting vessel
Two narco-terrorists killed aboard vessel in international waters as Joint Task Force Southern Spear resumes operations
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December 29, 2025 6:25pm ESTclose
Video2 narco-terrorists eliminated in latest Eastern Pacific strike
SOUTHCOM said Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters on Dec. 29, killing two male narco-terrorists.
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U.S. Southern Command said Joint Task Force Southern Spear carried out its first lethal strike since Dec. 22 on Dec. 29, killing two narco-terrorists aboard a vessel operated by designated terrorist organizations in international waters.
"On Dec. 29, at the direction of [Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth,] Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters," SOUTHCOM wrote on X, adding that intelligence confirmed the vessel was traveling along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific.
SOUTHCOM said Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations in international waters on Dec. 29, killing two male narco-terrorists. (U.S. Southern Command)
SOUTHCOM said two male narco-terrorists were killed and no U.S. military forces were harmed.
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The strike was the 30th since Sept. 2, bringing the total number of people killed in such operations to at least 106, according to U.S. Southern Command.
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