Pentagon Kills Survivors Clinging to Capsized Boat in Double-Tap Strike

The U.S. military carried out a second strike on September 2, 2025 targeting survivors who had survived an initial attack on a vessel suspected of drug trafficking and were clinging to its capsized hull. The double-tap strike killed multiple survivors in the water. Critics including human rights lawyers argued the second strike violated the laws of armed conflict prohibition on targeting combatants who are hors de combat, meaning rendered incapable of fighting.