Key Facts

• The U.S. military struck a boat in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday, killing three people.
• The boats targeted are accused of carrying illegal drugs.
• This campaign to destroy suspected drug boats began in early September under President Donald Trump’s administration.
• At least 181 people have died in these strikes so far.
• The attacks have also occurred in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
• The military has not shown proof that the boats were carrying drugs.
• The strikes are part of a larger U.S. military buildup in the region.
• President Trump described the efforts as a fight against “narcoterrorism” and justified the strikes as needed to reduce drug flow into the U.S.
• Some critics have raised questions about the legal grounds for these military strikes.