Reference News Network, November 14 report: According to a report by Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao" website on November 14, citing Reuters, U.S. Secretary of Defense (also known as the "War Secretary") Hegseth announced the launch of a military operation, stating that this operation aims to strike "drug terrorists" in the Western Hemisphere.
Reuters reported that Hegseth posted on the social media platform X on the 13th, saying, "Today, I announce the launch of the 'Spear of the South' operation. This operation is led by the Spear of the South Joint Task Force and the U.S. Southern Command, aiming to protect our homeland, eliminate drug terrorists in the Western Hemisphere, and protect our homeland from drugs, as drugs are harming our people."
The U.S. Southern Command is one of the U.S. joint operational commands, covering 31 countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
The report also said that at the same time, the Pentagon announced on the 13th that U.S. forces struck another suspected drug trafficking ship in the Caribbean Sea on October 10, stating that all four "drug terrorist" suspects on board were killed.
A Pentagon official said that U.S. forces have killed 79 "drug traffickers" so far, and two surviving "drug traffickers" have been deported back to their home country, adding that Mexican authorities had once attempted a rescue at sea. This is the 20th strike operation by the United States against ships in the Caribbean Sea under the pretext of combating drug trafficking.
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