US military kills two men in new strike on vessel in eastern Pacific
Latest attack brings death toll from US strikes on vessels in the Pacific and Caribbean to at least 170 since September.
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The US military claims six men killed in a strike on a suspected drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Trump administration launches US military operation in Ecuador
Critics have questioned the increasing scope and deadly consequences of US anti-narcotics operations in Latin America.
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