Más de 30 lanchas hundidas y unos cien muertos dejan ataques de EEUU en Caribe y Pacífico
Más de treinta lanchas hundidas y cerca de cien personas muertas es el saldo que deja la ofensiva militar de Donald Trump en aguas del Caribe y el Pacífico, una escalada que Estados Unidos justifica como parte de su “conflicto armado directo” contra el narcotráfico y que ha sido denunciada por varios gobiernos y por la ONU como posibles violaciones al derecho internacional
TL;DR
- US military operations have resulted in the sinking of over thirty vessels and at least one hundred deaths in the Caribbean and Pacific.
- President Trump considers Latin American drug cartels terrorist organizations and has declared a direct armed conflict against them.
- US military operations have been deployed in the Caribbean, with Venezuela as a main focus, and extended to the Pacific, involving Colombia.
- Venezuela and Colombia have denounced the attacks as assassinations and extrajudicial executions.
- The UN has warned that these actions may violate international law and has urged the US to cease them.
- Concerns have been raised in the US Congress regarding the legality of these operations, particularly after an attack on September 2nd.
- A detailed chronology of attacks from September 2nd to December 19th is provided, specifying dates, locations, alleged targets, and casualties.