US military says it struck vessel in Caribbean, killing two

June 21 (Reuters) - The ‌U.S. ​military ​on Sunday said it struck a vessel in the Caribbean, killing ‌two people, alleging that the vessel ⁠was operated by "designated terrorist organizations" that it ‌did not identify.

The U.S. ‌Southern Command said no U.S. military forces were harmed in the operation. It ​described those killed as "male narco-terrorists," without elaborating.

This is the latest such ⁠attack condemned by rights groups as "extrajudicial killings" and which ​the Trump administration has said are aimed at "narco-terrorists."

There were six male survivors ​following the action, the ‌U.S. Southern Command said, adding that it had notified the U.S. ⁠Coast Guard for the search and rescue of those survivors.

"Intelligence confirmed the vessel was ⁠transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean ​and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," the military said in a post on X.

The use ‌of the military to attack suspected drug vessels represents a ‌stark departure from how the U.S. ⁠has historically dealt ‌with such vessels.

(Reporting ​by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Christopher ‌Cushing)

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