La Operación Lanza del Sur (Operation Southern Spear) un año después…

218 “personas muertas o presuntamente muertas” según el auditor del Pentágono Sep 2025 – jun 202666 embarcaciones destruidas Sep 2025 – jun 2026US$ 821 M costo acumulado de la operación al 30 de junio de 20261 sobreviviente rescatado por EE. UU. en 10 búsquedas de náufragos
IndicadorAntecedente sep–dic 2025Trimestre ene–mar 2026Trimestre abr–jun 2026Acumulado al 30/6/2026
Embarcaciones atacadas35121966
Personas muertas o presuntamente muertas1224056218
Muertos por embarcación3,53,32,93,3
Gasto trimestral (millones USD)≈119,1*527,9173,9820,9
Costo por embarcación destruida (millones USD)≈3,444,09,212,4
Ataques en el Pacífico oriental / Caribe29 / 14 (acum.)16 / 347 / 17 (2 s. d.)
Buques mayores desplegadosacumulado≈20 (con portaaviones)8 (sin portaaviones)
Guardacostas por día en el área5n. d.≈2
Búsquedas de náufragos (acum.)5 (1 vivo)10 (1 vivo)10 (1 vivo)
Interdicciones no letales (Guardia Costera)n. d.n. d.25 (21 t cocaína, 45 detenidos)
Gobiernos que rechazan los ataques (según el IG)102 (Colombia, Nicaragua)

REFERENCIAS

1Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree: Extrajudicial Executions in the U.S. Boat Strikes Campaign”, WOLA, 24 de julio de 2026. https://www.wola.org/analysis/killing-spree-extrajudicial-executions-in-the-u-s-boat-strikes-campaign/ (PDF: https://www.wola.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026-07-24_full-report.pdf; resumen ejecutivo en español: https://www.wola.org/es/analysis/resumen-ejecutivo-killing-spree-oleada-de-muertes/). Rastreador de ataques: https://www.wola.org/2025/11/us-military-strikes-trump-drugs-caribbean/; Cfr. Nick Turse, “The U.S. Has Killed 227 Civilians in Boat Strikes During ‘A Year of Murders’”, The Intercept, 2 de septiembre de 2026. https://theintercept.com/2026/09/02/military-boat-strikes-killings-year/
2Lead Inspector General, “Operation Southern Spear. Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, January 1, 2026 – March 31, 2026”, Department of War OIG, publicado el 20–21 de mayo de 2026. https://media.defense.gov/2026/May/21/2003935694/-1/-1/1/OSS_Q2_MAR2026_FINAL_508.PDF (ficha en State OIG: https://www.stateoig.gov/report-326). Lead Inspector General, “Operation Southern Spear. Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, April 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026”, Department of War OIG, 31 de julio de 2026. https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jul/31/2003973662/-1/-1/1/OSS_Q3_JUN2026_REV_FINAL_508.PDF (índice de informes: https://www.dodig.mil/Reports/Lead-Inspector-General-Reports/).
3Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, January 1, 2026 – March 31, 2026″… op.cit. Cfr. Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree…” op.cit.
4Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree…” op.cit.
5Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, January 1, 2026 – March 31, 2026″… op.cit. Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, April 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026″… op.cit.
6Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, January 1, 2026 – March 31, 2026″… op.cit.
7Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree…” op.cit.
8Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, April 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026″… op.cit. Adam Isacson, “The Murders Resume”, 24 de agosto de 2026, https://adamisacson.com/the-murders-resume/; Brad Reed, “‘Lawless killing spree at sea resumes’ as US announces fresh boat bombings”, Common Dreams / The Real News, 24 de agosto de 2026. https://therealnews.com/us-announces-fresh-boat-bombings.
9Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, April 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026″… op.cit.
10Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, January 1, 2026 – March 31, 2026″… op.cit. Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, April 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026″… op.cit.
11Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree…” op.cit.
12Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree…” op.cit.
13Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree…” op.cit.
14Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree…” op.cit. Adam Smith es un representante demócrata por el estado de Washington y miembro de alto rango del Comité de Servicios Armados de la Cámara.
15Airwars, “Unmarked watery graves: the first year of U.S. strikes on alleged ‘narco-terrorist’ boats”, septiembre de 2026. https://airwars.org/boat-strikes-latin-america; página del conflicto: https://airwars.org/conflicts/u-s-military-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean
16Centro Latinoamericano de Investigación Periodística – CLIP y socios, “Los bombardeados: sin derecho a la defensa”, mayo de 2026; síntesis en Airwars: https://airwars.org/major-investigation-names-20-victims-of-us-strikes-on-alleged-drug-boats/. Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree…” op.cit.
17Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree…” op.cit.
18Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree…” op.cit. Human Rights Watch, “US: Boat Strikes are Unlawful Extrajudicial Killings” (preguntas y respuestas), diciembre de 2025, https://www.hrw.org; Oficina del Alto Comisionado de la ONU para los Derechos Humanos, declaración de Volker Türk, octubre de 2025, https://www.ohchr.org
19Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, January 1, 2026 – March 31, 2026″… op.cit. Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree…” op.cit.
20Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree…” op.cit.
21Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree…” op.cit.
22Airwars, “Unmarked watery graves…” op.cit
23Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree…” op.cit.

24Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, April 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026″… op.cit. Nick Turse, “The U.S. Has Killed…” op.cit.
25Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree…” op.cit.
26Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, April 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026″… op.cit. Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree…” op.cit.
27Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree…” op.cit.
28Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree…” op.cit.
29Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, January 1, 2026 – March 31, 2026″… op.cit. Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, April 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026″… op.cit. Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree…” op.cit.
30Airwars, “Unmarked watery graves…” op.cit. Adam Isacson, “The Murders Resume”… op.cit.
31Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress, April 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026″… op.cit. Adam Isacson y John Walsh, “Killing Spree…” op.cit.