FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX — The leadership of US Southern Command is struggling to explain recent and mysterious murders in the uncharted jungles of South America.

US military construction in the regions of Honduras and Guatemala has nearly doubled in the last two years under the auspices of the drug war, despite protests from several ruling governments in the region.

The increase in activity has led to frequent clashing between American troops and drug traffickers in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Ecuador and Belize -- yet the rigors of counter-narcotics operations seem to pale in comparison to the newest threat.

Command Sergeant Major of United States Army South's Honduras unit, CSM Alex Fossum, was hesitant to release any information about the attack, as the G-2 Intelligence section is still struggling to piece together the information they've gained.