OAN Staff Bailey Broadwater
3:58 PM – Monday, February 23, 2026
Three suspected narco-terrorists have been killed in U.S. Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM) latest lethal kinetic strike.
On Monday, SOUTHCOM announced that it conducted “a lethal kinetic strike” on a vessel operated by designated terrorist organizations after intelligence confirmed it was transiting known narco-trafficking routes. The operation was carried out at the direction of Gen. Francis L. Donovan.
On Feb. 23, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known… pic.twitter.com/XUHImPAZik
— U.S. Southern Command (@Southcom) February 23, 2026
Three male narco-terrorists were killed, but no U.S. military personnel were injured in the operation.
The latest strike brings the total number of alleged narco-terrorists killed under the Trump administration to 151. The operations began in early September.
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