Overview
- Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley briefed lawmakers and showed the classified footage of the September 2 second strike, prompting sharply split assessments from Rep. Jim Himes and Sen. Tom Cotton.
- Bradley told members he did not receive an order from Secretary Pete Hegseth to “kill them all,” leaving the precise chain of command and written directives under review.
- U.S. Southern Command said its Southern Spear task force carried out a lethal strike in the eastern Pacific that killed four men aboard a vessel it described as carrying illicit drugs.
- The family of Colombian fisherman Alejandro Carranza filed a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights alleging he was unlawfully killed in a U.S. strike.
- President Donald Trump defended the maritime campaign and said he would support releasing the second‑strike video, as congressional committees pursue oversight and calls for declassification grow.