US strikes kill four more in Caribbean drug-boat strike, extending Southern Spear toll past 230

SOUTHCOM/JTF-WHEM carried out a lethal strike on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean on 19-20 September, killing four people. The strike extends the Southern Spear campaign's confirmed toll to roughly 72 strikes and 234+ killed since September 2025; no survivors were reported and no independent verification of the vessel's cargo or crew identity has been published.