Washington, Oct. 24 -- The United States carried out its eighth confirmed strike against an alleged drug-carrying vessel, killing two people in international waters off Colombia.

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth confirmed the Pacific side attack--the first outside the Caribbean--in a social media post, calling it part of America's expanding campaign to stop narco terrorism.

Hegseth compared cartel networks to Al Qaeda, affirming that "there will be no refuge or forgiveness -- only justice."

He added, "So our message to these foreign terrorist organizations is we will treat you like we have treated Al Qaeda. We will find you, we will map your networks, we will hunt you down and we will kill you."

The strike signals a broadening of US o...