US: US military strike kills 3 suspected 'narco-terrorists' aboard Caribbean vessel.

RESTRICTION: EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT – ‘US SOUTHERN COMMAND/ HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - SHOTLIST: CARIBBEAN SEA (SEPT. 9, 2026) (US SOUTHERN COMMAND - RESTRICTED) 1. AERIAL SHOTS OF EXPLOSION ON VESSEL AND DEBRIS FLOATING IN WATER AFTER STRIKECARIBBEAN SEA - SEPT. 9 - RESTRICTION: EDITORIAL USE ONLY - MANDATORY CREDIT – ‘US SOUTHERN COMMAND/ HANDOUT' - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS -: The US military said a strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean on Tuesday, Sept. 8, killed three people and described by military officials as "narco-terrorists". According to a statement released by the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), the operation was carried out by Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere, which targeted a "go-fast" vessel navigating along established narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean. “Confirmed intelligence revealed the vessel's active involvement in narco-trafficking. The operation killed three narco-terrorists,” SOUTHCOM said on X. The command released unclassified footage showing the vessel before an explosion, followed by debris floating in the water. The strike is the latest in a series of US military operations against suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.