U.S. military posts video of another alleged drug boat being destroyed in Pacific, killing 2 more people

Key Points:

• The U.S. military conducted its fifth boat strike in about a week in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two men accused of drug smuggling as part of the Trump administration's campaign against Latin American traffickers.
• Since early September, at least 207 people have died in U.S. military strikes targeting alleged "narcoterrorists," though the military has provided little evidence that the vessels were carrying drugs.
• Critics question the legality and effectiveness of the strikes, especially since much of the fentanyl causing overdoses in the U.S. is trafficked over land from Mexico, and concerns have been raised about the killing of survivors in follow-up strikes.
• The White House defended a second strike that killed two survivors as self-defense and lawful under armed conflict rules, but some legal experts argue such actions would be illegal under any circumstance.
• The Pentagon's inspector general plans to review whether the military followed targeting procedures but will not assess the strikes' legality; only three survivors from these strikes are known to have been rescued and returned to their home countries.