US Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth defends controversial second strike on alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea.

WASHINGTON: Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of US military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and…

Concern over media reports that the US military carried out a second strike killing survivors on a suspected drug boat prompts a bipartisan inquiry.

The White House confirmed the second strikes on 2 September, but denied reports that Defence Secretary Hegseth said "kill everybody" on board the vessel.

The US defence secretary and White House have defended the second strike, but Trump said he would not have wanted it.

Defence secretary gave order for strikes but did not say to ‘kill everybody’, according to White House spokesperson

WASHINGTON: A US admiral acting under the authority of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a second strike that targeted survivors of an initial attack on an alleged drug…

The strike has prompted concerns that US forces may have violated laws governing armed conflict.

The U.S. military conducted subsequent strikes on a suspected drug-carrying vessel in the Caribbean on Sept. 2 as survivors clung to the wreckage, raising questions about whether…

US Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth defends controversial second strike on alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth cited "the fog of war" in justifying a military strike that killed two survivors of an alleged drug boat.

The Pentagon knew there were survivors after a September attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and the U.S. military still carried out a follow-up strike.

Republicans and Democrats agreed he didn't order killing everyone on an alleged drug boat. That's where the consensus ended.

The US military conducted another deadly strike on an alleged drug boat, killing four men on board. On Thursday (4 December), the United States Southern Command shared footage of…