<p class="speakable">U.S. forces carried out a lethal kinetic strike Thursday on a vessel allegedly operated by a designated terrorist organization, killing two <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/world/terrorism/narco-terror" rel="noopener" target="_blank">suspected narco-terrorists</a>.</p><p class="speakable">U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) said intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.</p><p>Thursday’s strike marked the second U.S. strike this year. <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-forces-strike-vessel-allegedly-tied-narco-terror-group-killing-2-crews-search-lone-survivor" rel="noopener" target="_blank">A previous strike also</a> killed two suspected narco-terrorists and left one survivor, according to officials.</p><p><a href="https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP</strong></a></p><p><i>This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.</i></p>