Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday that the expanding anti-drug battle by the U.S. military will now be known as" Operation Southern Lance."

The Republican lawmaker claims that" this title highlights the mission's growing scale and long-term nature," which first appeared as part of the Trump president's campaign against substance in the area.

In accordance with this claim, U.S. troops have launched at least 17 attacks against ships in South American waters, killing at least 69 people, according to businesses and voices like those of Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, who have called the circumstance "extrajudicial killings."

Hegseth claims that the procedure may involve about a dozen Navy submarines and about 12, 000 seamen and soldiers stationed in the area following the arrival of the USS Gerald R. Ford's aircraft carrier.

Hegseth stated in the news that" the Department of War is delivering" and that President Trump had ordered activity. I'm releasing Operation Southern Spear immediately. This objective, led by Joint Task Force Southern Spear and U.S. Southern Command, defends our country, expels narcoterrorists from our region, and defends it from the drug wars that are ravaging our country. We will defend America's neighbor, the Northern Hemisphere. The U.S. military launched its 20th dangerous strike on a suspected drug-trafficking vessel soon after news broke that it had just made an announcement. Four people were killed in the Caribbean Sea as a result of the attack, according to the Pentagon.

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