### [2026-09-9](/feed/2026/09/9/index.md)

##### Operation Southern Spear
# The United States Southern Command's Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere kills three people in a strike on an alleged narcotrafficking drug boat in the Caribbean Sea. 




### Sources:

1. [SOUTHCOM](https://www.southcom.mil/News/PressReleases/Article/4594213/lethal-kinetic-strike-september-9-2026/)
2. [Stars and Stripes](https://www.stripes.com/theaters/americas/2026-09-10/us-boat-strike-southern-spear-22809838.html)

### Changes:

1. The United States Southern Command's Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere kills three people in a strike on a alleged narcotrafficking drug boat in the Caribbean Sea.  _2026-09-13 14:06:52 (First version)_
1. The United States Southern Command's Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere kills three people in a strike on an alleged narcotrafficking drug boat in the Caribbean Sea.  _(Current version)_

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1. [The United States 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. ](/feed/2026/08/24/the-united-states-southern-command-s-joint-task-force-western-hemisphere-launches-a-strike-on-a-vessel-in-the-eastern-pa.md) _Context: Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere, Operation Southern Spear, United States Southern Command_
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