The United States has declared a new war — this time, on drug cartels. President Donald Trump announced a military campaign targeting “narco-terrorists” as US forces carried out at least four strikes on suspected smuggling boats in the Caribbean Sea. But is this even legal? The US military has carried out four known strikes targeting go-fast-style boats in the Caribbean Sea, international waters, and killing a total of 21 people, as part of the Trump administration’s “war on cartels”. Trump declared drug cartels as unlawful combatants and stated that the United States is engaged in “a non-international armed conflict” with them, the administration informed Congress on Thursday. Rights observers and legal experts have described the deadly attacks as “extrajudicial killings” and violat

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