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The Trump administration Strikes kills 2 in another alleged drug boat strike in eastern Pacific

The Trump administration has been targeting alleged “narco-terrorists” operating in Latin America, labeling the alleged drug smugglers as “unlawful combatants,” and telling Congress the U.S. is embroiled in a “non-international armed conflict” with cartels.The U.S. military said it killed two people in a strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, bringing the death toll to at least 170 since strikes began last September.  The latest strike comes two days after U.S. military strikes killed five people in two boats, also in the eastern Pacific. One person survived those strikes. International law experts and rights groups say the strikes likely amount to extrajudicial killings as they have apparently targeted civilians who do not pose an immediate threat to the United States. Is this a crime against human ?

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