A year of strikes: US military operations surge under Trump
President Trump has presided over a surge of U.S. military activity abroad since returning to the Oval Office.
By Tanya Noury
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Trump says US ‘hit’ facility where alleged drug boats ‘load up’
Trump declined to say if the military or CIA was involved or where it occurred.
Senate votes down measure to limit Trump’s ability to strike Venezuela
Senate Republicans have rejected legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s ability to launch an attack against Venezuela.
A list of US military strikes against alleged drug-carrying vessels
Military Times' timeline of strikes conducted by the U.S. military in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since early September.
Latest US strike in Caribbean kills 3 alleged drug smugglers
The U.S. military carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Saturday.
Citing Christian persecution, Trump hints at military use in Nigeria
Discussion of military action comes as the president ramped up allegations that Nigeria is failing to rein in persecution of its Christian population.
US strikes on alleged drug boats ‘unacceptable’: UN human rights chief
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called for an investigation into the strikes in what appears to mark the first such UN condemnation.
Opinion
US troops should be alarmed at Trump’s strikes on alleged drug boats
The author of this op-ed argues the recent strikes on alleged drug boats create a precedent that gives an advantage to America's near-peer adversaries.
By Anonymous DOD employee
Military launches ninth strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel
The two most recent U.S. strikes occurred in the Pacific Ocean, departures from the previous seven that had targeted vessels in the Caribbean.
Pentagon announces strike on alleged drug boat in the Pacific Ocean
The strike marks the eighth against an alleged drug-carrying vessel and the first in the Pacific Ocean.
Air Force conducts ‘bomber attack’ demonstration near Venezuela
The flight was intended to demonstrate “U.S. commitment to proactively deter adversary threats to the U.S. homeland," according to the Air Force.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
US returning survivors of strike to home countries, Trump says
Colombian President Gustavo Petro confirmed that one of the survivors of the U.S. military strike was returned to Colombia.
By Riley Ceder