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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Boats are anchored in the bay from where Chad Joseph and another man departed for Venezuela, according to family members who believe both were killed in a US military strike and are demanding evidence to support President Donald Trump’s claim that the victims were drug traffickers, in Las Cuevas, Trinidad and Tobago October 16, 2025. — Reuters pic
WASHINGTON, Oct 19 — The United States has acknowledged carrying out at least five strikes on vessels near Venezuela that it says were transporting drugs, killing at least 27 people.
A sixth strike targeted a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean on Thursday, and in what is believed to be the first such case, there were survivors among the crew, who were rescued and are being held on a Navy ship, sources told Reuters on Friday.
The US has described some of the victims in the first five strikes as Venezuelans, while Colombian President Gustavo Petro has suggested some were from his country. In Trinidad, family members of one man believed killed in a strike this week have demanded proof he was a drug trafficker.
Venezuela’s government has said the strikes are illegal, amount to murder and are an aggression against the country.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who has shored up his security powers and deployed tens of thousands of troops around the country, has also accused Donald Trump of seeking regime change, an allegation the US president has downplayed.
Here is a list of the strikes:
September 2 - The US military killed 11 people in a strike on a vessel from Venezuela allegedly carrying illegal narcotics, Trump said, in the first known operation since his administration deployed warships to the southern Caribbean. The Venezuelan government later denied any of the 11 were members of the Tren de Aragua gang mentioned by Trump.
September 15 - Trump said that the US military carried out a strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug cartel vessel heading to the United States. He said three men were killed in the strike, adding that it occurred in international waters. Trump provided no evidence for his assertion that the boat was carrying drugs.
September 19 - Trump said the United States attacked a vessel carrying drugs, killing three men.
October 3 - The United States killed four people in a strike against a vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs just off the coast of Venezuela, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
October 14 - A US strike on a boat off the coast of Venezuela killed six suspected drug traffickers, Trump said.
October 16 - The US military carried out a strike against a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, and in what is believed to be the first such case, there were survivors among the crew, a US official told Reuters. — Reuters
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