How English-speaking Colombian islands have been caught up in Trump's 'drug war' airstrikes

How English-speaking Colombian islands have been caught up in Trump’s “drug war” airstrikes highlights the impact of U.S. attacks on San Andrés and Providence, Colombia. Despite Spanish being official, many Raizal residents speak a Creole variety of Caribbean English and depend on fishing. Since September, the U.S. has carried out airstrikes that the UN condemned as “extrajudicial killings,” killing 215 people, while local fishers report growing disruption. At least 16 fishermen from the islands have gone missing since January, according to Edgar Jay Stephens, 58, president of I-Fish, and he says the current pace is unprecedented. Stephens notes some missing men may have been involved in trafficking, but “certainly” not all. The U.S. Southern Command declined operational details and said it has no information involving residents of San Andrés or Providence.