{"id":2598773,"date":"2026-05-05T02:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-killed-in-lethal-kinetic-strike-on-suspected-drug-vessel-in-caribbean\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T02:28:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:28:41","slug":"two-killed-in-lethal-kinetic-strike-on-suspected-drug-vessel-in-caribbean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-killed-in-lethal-kinetic-strike-on-suspected-drug-vessel-in-caribbean\/","title":{"rendered":"Two killed in \u2018lethal kinetic strike\u2019 on suspected drug vessel in Caribbean"},"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\">24<\/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-killed-in-lethal-kinetic-strike-on-suspected-drug-vessel-in-caribbean%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=2598773&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>The U.S.military carried out its first \u201clethal kinetic\u201d strike in May against a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hegseth-announces-second-strike-on-terrorist-vessel-in-pacific-ocean\/\" title=\"Hegseth announces second ... on \u2018terrorist\u2019 ... in Pacific Ocean\">suspected drug-trafficking vessel<\/a> in the Southern Hemisphere, part of Operation Southern Spear. Southern Command said the action took place in the Caribbean Sea and killed two alleged \u201cnarco-terrorists,\u201d with intelligence indicating the boat was operating along 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 ...: Trump Takes Out Big Batch of Narco Terrorists in Highly Effective 3-... ...\">narco-trafficking routes<\/a>. Southern Command reported that three \u201cnarco-terrorists\u201d were killed and that no U.S. forces were harmed. The declaration referenced Joint Task Force Southern Spear and the direction of U.S. Southern Command\u2019s commander, Gen.Francis L. Donovan.The description also notes that video of the strike matches earlier releases showing a boat being hit by an airstrike.the event was described as at least the 55th operation targeting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/survivors-reported-after-latest-u-s-military-strike-on-suspected-venezuelan-drug-cartel-boat\/\" title=\"Survivors reported after latest U.S. military ... on suspected Venezuelan drug cartel ...\">suspected drug-trafficking vessels<\/a> under the campaign, which began in September 2025.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>The United States military announced it conducted its first \u201clethal kinetic\u201d military strike in May on a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the Southern Hemisphere as part of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4531377\/fourteenth-killed-this-week-in-operation-southern-spear-strike\/\">Operation Southern Spear<\/a>. The strike occurred in the Caribbean Sea, and two alleged \u201cnarco-terrorists\u201d were killed. <\/p>\n<p>U.S. Southern Command announced the strike in a release posted to its website and on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-cdc-releases-mask-wearing-psa-with-harry-potter-wonder-woman-pennywise\/\" title=\"WATCH: CDC Releases Mask-Wearing PSA With Harry Potter, Wonder Woman, Pennywise\">social media channels<\/a>. It was the first military operation <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4526001\/five-killed-in-two-strikes-on-suspected-narco-terrorists-in-eastern-pacific\/\">Southern Command<\/a> conducted in the Caribbean Sea for Operation Southern Spear <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.southcom.mil\/News\/PressReleases\/Article\/4464043\/lethal-kinetic-strike-april-19-2026\/\">since April 19<\/a>.   <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4553755\/giuliani-recovers-pneumonia-complications-911-effects\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rudy Giuliani \u2018recovering\u2019 from pneumonia and complications tied to 9\/11 effects<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4553199\/shooting-at-lake-near-oklahoma-city-sends-at-least-12-people-to-hospitals\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Shooting at lake near Oklahoma City sends at least 12 people to hospitals<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4549571\/june-social-security-payment-28-days\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>June Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 28 days<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cOn April 19, at the direction of the commander of U.S. Southern Command, Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations,\u201d read the release.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cIntelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,\u201d Southern Command reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThree male narco-terrorists were killed during this action,\u201d noted the release. \u201cNo U.S. military forces were harmed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4552880\/gorsuch-supreme-court-leaks-dobbs-shadow-docket\/\"><strong>GORSUCH STRESSES \u2018CANDID CONVERSATIONS\u2019 AMONG JUSTICES AFTER SUPREME COURT LEAKS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Similar to the previous videos posted of U.S. military strikes conducted in the Southern Hemisphere, the black-and-white video showed a boat traveling in the water before a large explosion occurred as the boat was hit in the airstrike. There is a blurred image shown on the vessel, believed to be the two people who were killed during the strike.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s lethal kinetic strike was at least the 55th military operation conducted on suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the Southern Hemisphere. There have been at least 187 people killed in the military strikes, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/05\/us\/us-military-boat-strike-caribbean.html\">tracker<\/a> by the <em>New York Times<\/em>. Military action as part of Operation Southern Spear against suspected \u201cnarco-terrorists\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >drug-trafficking boats<\/a> in the Caribbean Sea, and later the eastern Pacific Ocean, began in September 2025. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. conducted its first lethal strike in May in the Caribbean, killing two suspects<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2598774,"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\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-05-at-1.38.31-AM-e1777959626902.png?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51866,36244,79109,38830],"class_list":["post-2598773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-caribbean-2","tag-drug-trafficking","tag-lethal-strike","tag-maritime-security"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-05-at-1.38.31-AM-e1777959626902.png?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598773","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=2598773"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2598777,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2598773\/revisions\/2598777"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2598774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2598773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2598773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2598773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}