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Trump's administration has informed #Congress that the strikes are part of a #US #war on narcoterrorism, raising the possibility that the strike survivors are the first prisoners of war in that campaign.

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"Admiral Holsey's resignation only deepens my concern that this administration is ignoring the hard-earned lessons of previous #US #military campaigns & the advice of our most experienced warfighters," Reed said in a statement.

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Earlier on Thursday, #Defense Secy #PeteHegseth said the admiral who leads #USSouthCom will step down at the end of this year, 2 years ahead of schedule, in a surprise move.

The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator Jack Reed, called Admiral Alvin Holsey's unexpected resignation troubling given mounting fears of a potential US confrontation with #Venezuela.

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Instead, the #Pentagon said a task force ‘was being created that would be led by II Marine Expeditionary Force, a unit capable of rapid overseas operations that is based at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.

That decision came as a surprise to #US #military watchers, since a combatant command like Southern Command would normally lead any high-profile operations.

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Prior to Thursday's operation, #US #military strikes against suspected drug boats off #Venezuela killed at least 27 people, raising alarms among some legal experts & Democratic lawmakers, who question whether they adhere to the #LawsOfWar.

Videos presented by the #Trump admin of previous attacks showed vessels being completely destroyed, & there have been no prior accounts of survivors afterwards.

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The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not offer additional details about the incident, which has not been previously reported, except to say that it was not clear that the strike had been designed to leave survivors.

The development raises new questions, including whether the #US #military rendered aid to the survivors & whether they are now in US military custody, possibly as #POWs.

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Exclusive: In a first, US strike in #Caribbean leaves #survivors, US official says

The US #military carried out a new strike on Thursday against a suspected drug vessel in the Caribbean, & in what is believed to be the first such case, there were survivors among the crew, a US official told Reuters.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-carries-out-new-strike-caribbean-there-are-survivors-us-official-says-2025-10-16/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

…Admiral Holsey, who is #Black, becomes only the latest in a line of more than a dozen #military leaders, many of them people of color &/or #women, who have left their jobs this year. Most have been fired by #Defense Secretary #PeteHegseth or pushed out.

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