{"id":1502,"date":"2026-02-10T01:40:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T01:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=1502"},"modified":"2026-02-10T01:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T01:40:03","slug":"u-s-military-strike-leaves-two-dead-after-targeting-illicit-vessel-in-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=1502","title":{"rendered":"U.S. military strike leaves two dead after targeting illicit vessel in Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"speakable\">The United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced Monday that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/military\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. military<\/a> carried out an operation targeting a drug-trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific, leaving two people dead and one survivor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">&#8220;On Feb. 9, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. 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Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations,&#8221; the agency said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/southcom-strike-narco-terrorist-feb-9.gif, https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/southcom-strike-narco-terrorist-feb-9.gif 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/southcom-strike-narco-terrorist-feb-9.gif, https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/southcom-strike-narco-terrorist-feb-9.gif 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/southcom-strike-narco-terrorist-feb-9.gif, https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/southcom-strike-narco-terrorist-feb-9.gif 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/southcom-strike-narco-terrorist-feb-9.gif, https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/southcom-strike-narco-terrorist-feb-9.gif 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/southcom-strike-narco-terrorist-feb-9.gif\" alt=\"aerial view of vessel strike\" width=\"2026\" height=\"02\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The U.S. Southern Command conducted a fatal strike Monday targeting a a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations.\u00a0<\/span> <span>(SOUTHCOM)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following the strike, the U.S. Southern Command said it immediately notified the U.S. Coast Guard to search for the survivor.<\/p>\n<p><i>This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.<\/i><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Bonny Chu is a Digital Production Assistant at Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/u-s-military-launches-deadly-strike-drug-trafficking-vessel-pacific-leaving-2-dead-1-survivor\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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