US aircraft that attacked suspected drug boat reportedly disguised as civilian plane
The Guardian • • nation
Key Points:
- The US conducted a controversial airstrike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat in the Caribbean using an aircraft disguised as a civilian plane, raising allegations of war crimes due to the use of perfidy under international law.
- The initial strike on 2 September killed 11 Venezuelans, including survivors of a second bombing, with no evidence presented by the US linking the victims to drug trafficking, while Venezuela denied the accusations.
- The Trump administration carried out over 35 attacks killing more than 120 people in a counter-narcotics campaign, which legal experts largely reject as lawful, characterizing the strikes as extrajudicial killings rather than acts of war.
- International law experts warn that disguising military aircraft as civilian planes underm
