Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new strike on an alleged drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean on Friday, killing four people.
Trump has declared drug cartels operating in the Caribbean are unlawful combatants and says the U.S. is now in a “non-international armed conflict.”
The U.S. has carried out at least three strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug carrying vessels since the beginning of September.
The USS Stockdale joins seven Navy vessels stationed in the U.S. Southern Command area of operations.
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