{"id":2565568,"date":"2026-02-06T05:57:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-narco-terrorists-killed-in-latest-military-strike-in-eastern-pacific\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T06:00:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:00:37","slug":"two-narco-terrorists-killed-in-latest-military-strike-in-eastern-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-narco-terrorists-killed-in-latest-military-strike-in-eastern-pacific\/","title":{"rendered":"Two \u2018narco-terrorists\u2019 killed in latest military strike in Eastern Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-narco-terrorists-killed-in-latest-military-strike-in-eastern-pacific%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2565568&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. military operation Southern spear conducted a lethal strike on Feb. 5, 2026, against a vessel operated by designated terrorist organizations in the Eastern Pacific, killing two suspected narco-terrorists and with no U.S. casualties. The strike, announced by U.S. Southern Command on X, targeted a vessel transiting known <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-breaking-video-trump-takes-out-big-batch-of-narco-terrorists-in-highly-effective-3-boat-strike\/\" title=\"Late Breaking Video: Trump Takes Out Big Batch of Narco Terrorists in Highly Effective 3-Boat ...\">narco-trafficking routes<\/a>. This event is part of Operation Southern Spear, which since September 2025 has killed at least 119 suspected drug traffickers; the latest strike follows one on jan. 23, 2026. On the same day, Gen. Francis L. Donovan assumed command of SOUTHCOM and pledged to lead joint operations across Latin America and the Caribbean with partner nations to uphold democratic values and security. U.S. officials, including Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, characterized the strikes as deterrence through strength and credited them with disrupting cartel activities and \u201csaving american lives.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Two &lsquo;narco-terrorists&rsquo; killed in latest military strike in Eastern Pacific<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2496075\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The U.S. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/military\/\">military<\/a> conducted its latest operation as part of Operation Southern Spear on Thursday, killing two suspected &ldquo;narco-terrorists&rdquo; in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The strikes were announced in a social media post on X by U.S. Southern Command.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On Feb. 5, at the direction of<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/SOUTHCOM?src=hashtag_click\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> #SOUTHCOM<\/a> Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations,&rdquo; read the post. &ldquo;Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Two narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4441093\/trump-signs-minibus-spending-bill-billions-dollars-earmarks\/\">Trump signs minibus spending bill with $6.5 billion in earmarks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4437676\/can-reza-pahlavi-sell-trump-lead-postcleric-iran\/\">Can the late shah&rsquo;s son sell the Trump administration on leading a postcleric regime in Iran?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4436742\/democrats-proposed-california-wealth-tax-could-backfire-state-revenue-base-dries-up\/\">Proposed California &lsquo;wealth tax&rsquo; may backfire on liberal politicians as state&rsquo;s revenue base dries up<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On Feb. 5, at the direction of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SOUTHCOM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SOUTHCOM<\/a> Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B3ctyN1lke\">pic.twitter.com\/B3ctyN1lke<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Southcom\/status\/2019599912107712962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>It is the first military strike on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-posts-footage-of-lethal-kinetic-strike-against-narcoterrorists-in-international-waters\/\" title=\"Trump Posts Footage of &#039;...&#039; Against Narcoterrorists in International Waters\">suspected drug trafficking vessel<\/a> since <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southcom.mil\/News\/PressReleases\/Article\/4388870\/lethal-kinetic-strike-jan-23-2026\/\">Jan. 23<\/a>, in which there were also two people killed in the Eastern Pacific. So far, at least 119 suspected drug traffickers have been killed in military strikes as part of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-on-defense\/3887232\/operation-southern-spear-dagger-aimed-at-the-heart-of-maduro\/\">Operation Southern Spear<\/a> that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> authorized in Sept. 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Thursday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/petehegseth\/status\/2019511650282545273?s=46\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> on X that Operation Southern Spear has caused some &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >top cartel drug-traffickers<\/a>&rdquo; to stop their activities due to the &ldquo;recent (highly effective) kinetic strikes in the Caribbean.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is deterrence through strength,&rdquo; Hegseth said. &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/POTUS\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@POTUS<\/a> is SAVING American lives.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WINNING: Some top cartel drug-traffickers in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Southcom?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SOUTHCOM<\/a> AOR have decided to cease all narcotics operations INDEFINITELY due to recent (highly effective) kinetic strikes in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p>This is deterrence through strength. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> is SAVING American lives.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Pete Hegseth (@PeteHegseth) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteHegseth\/status\/2019511650282545273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The latest strike comes on the same day Gen. Francis L. Donovan assumed command of U.S. Southern Command. Donovan will &ldquo;oversee U.S. military operations and engagements across Latin America and the Caribbean.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&ldquo;Together with our partner nations, we will continue to address shared challenges, uphold democratic values, and ensure a safe and prosperous future for the region.&rdquo;- <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SOUTHCOM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SOUTHCOM<\/a> Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan. <\/p>\n<p>Gen. Donovan took command of SOUTHCOM today and will oversee U.S.&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sLN6Q2BG5f\">pic.twitter.com\/sLN6Q2BG5f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Southcom\/status\/2019569229456924950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;It is an honor to assume command of U.S. Southern Command and to lead a warfighting headquarters capable of joint operations at range, speed, and scale with the dedicated men and women who work tirelessly to strengthen security, stability, and partnerships across the Western Hemisphere,&rdquo; Donovan said in a statement <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/southcom\/status\/2019569229456924950?s=46\">quoted<\/a> on X. &ldquo;Together with our partner nations, we will continue to address shared challenges, uphold democratic values, and ensure a safe and prosperous future for the region.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two narco-terrorists killed in Southern Spear strike<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2565569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-5.55.03-AM.png?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[73057,73056,73055,62572,3646],"class_list":["post-2565568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-counter-narcotics","tag-eastern-pacific","tag-military-strike-2","tag-narco-terrorists","tag-security"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-19-at-5.55.03-AM.png?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2565568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2565568"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2565568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2565573,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2565568\/revisions\/2565573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2565569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2565568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2565568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2565568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}