The Pentagon disguised a military aircraft as a civilian plane to wage its first attack on an alleged drug smuggling boat last year, killing 11, the New York Times reported Monday.The alleged move would be in violation of international laws of armed conflict, which prohibit combatants from “feigning civilian status to fool adversaries...a war crime called ‘perfidy,’” the Times reported.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The US strike was announced by President Donald Trump in a September 2, 2025 social media post that charged the targets were members of the Tren de Aragua criminal organization “operating under the control of Nicolas Maduro, responsible for mass murder, drug trafficking, sex trafficking and acts of violence and terror.”The aircraft was painted to look like a civilian plane, and its munitions were hidden inside the fuselage instead of being carried visibly under its wings, the Times reported.The White House has confirmed