Key Facts

• The strike targeted a vessel accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
• Three men were killed in this latest U.S. military attack.
• This is the third strike this week as part of a longer campaign.
• The total number of deaths from these strikes has passed 200 since September.
• The U.S. Southern Command states the vessel was involved in drug trafficking and linked to a terrorist group but did not share evidence.
• Videos of the attacks are shared by the military, with this being the first color video released.
• The strikes are part of the Trump administration’s declared armed conflict against Latin American drug cartels.
• General Francis L. Donovan, the top U.S. commander in Latin America, directed the latest strike and recently met with Cuban military officials.