US Military Strikes on Caribbean Boats

As of November 14th 2025, over the last two months, the U.S. military has conducted strikes against at least 21 vessels it alleges were ferrying drugs from South America to the U.S. (There have been 20 strikes so far, but an operation in late October targeted two boats.) At least 80 alleged smugglers have been killed in the strikes. Two survived and were repatriated to their home countries of Ecuador and Colombia. The man released in Ecuador was freed because authorities found no evidence he had committed a crime.

Date and location of stikes:
1 September 2025 Caribbean – Venezuela
15 September 2025 Caribbean – Venezuela
19 September 2025 Caribbean
3 October 2025 Caribbean – Venezuela
14 October 2025 Caribbean – Venezuela
16 October 2025 Caribbean
17 October 2025 Caribbean
21 October 2025 Pacific
22 October 2025 Pacific
24 October 2025 Caribbean – Venezuela
27 October 2025 Pacific
29 October 2025 Pacific
1 November 2025 Caribbean
4 November 2025 Pacific
6 November 2025 Caribbean
9 November 2025 Pacific
10 November 2025 Caribbean

The U.S. has described some of the victims of the strikes as Venezuelans, while Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said others were his countrymen. Family members of a Trinidadian man believed killed in a strike have demanded proof he was a drug trafficker.

Source: Reuters
Link: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/how-many-us-strikes-boats-near-venezuela-have-there-been-2025-10-17/