The U.S. says it only strikes drug boats and drug traffickers, although some victims' families have contested those claims . For The National, Eli Glasner explains what’s behind the military campaign in the region and why some experts warn it may violate international law. "However, simply blowing them out of the water, in my view and I think the view of most international law experts, would be extrajudicial killing." (@CJOC_COIC/X)The use of caveats in intelligence, like Canada has in place for Operation Caribbe, means that the country that provides information imposes conditions on how it can be used. Those articles state that a country bears responsibility under international law if it "aids or assists" another country to commit an internationally wrongful act "with knowledge of the circumstances."

Source: CBC News March 10, 2026 18:32 UTC