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On September 2, the U.S. military executed a strike on a suspected narcoterrorist boat in the Caribbean, resulting in 11 fatalities. The operation, ordered by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and conducted using a disguised military aircraft, has raised concerns over potential war crimes and the legality of targeting survivors, as it is part of a broader counternarcotics campaign that has seen 123 deaths in total. The Pentagon maintains that all individuals targeted were on a military list, while retired military experts have criticized the tactics as potentially violating international law.