US strikes terrorist vessel in Caribbean

U.S. Southern Command announced that on April 19, at the direction of commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel in the Caribbean. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was operated by designated terrorist organizations and was transiting along known routes. The operation targeted a specific threat to regional security in the Western Hemisphere. This marks another U.S. military action against terrorist networks operating in the Caribbean region.