### [2026-08-24](/feed/2026/08/24/index.md)

##### Operation Southern Spear
# The U.S. military Southern Command's Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere launches a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean on alleged drug traffickers, killing two people. The strike is the first reported in two months. 




### Sources:

1. [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/24/politics/us-military-strike-alleged-drug-boat-intl-hnk)
2. [PBS](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/u-s-forces-strike-vessel-in-pacific-killing-2-accused-of-trafficking-drugs)

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