Caribbean

Trump Confirms Fifth Caribbean Strike, Killing Six Off Venezuela in Expanding Anti-Narcoterror Campaign

President Donald Trump disclosed on Tuesday that U.S. forces had conducted another lethal strike on a small boat off Venezuela's coast, killing six men aboard whom he described as "narcoterrorists" involved in drug trafficking. The announcement, made via a post on Truth Social accompanied by an unclassified video of the operation, marks the fifth such action in the Caribbean since early September and underscores the administration's escalating campaign against regional cartels. Trump stated that War Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the strike at his direction, emphasizing its execution in international waters. The vessel, which departed from Venezuelan shores, was targeted based on intelligence linking it to illicit networks, though no details on the cargo or specific affiliations were immediately released by the White House. The video shared by Trump shows a crosshair locking onto the boat at sea before a missile impact triggers a fiery explosion, sinking the craft within seconds. Ac...