The seizures come as Colombian President Gustavo Petro is calling on the U.S. to end strikes in the region against apparent drug-carrying vessels.

The Trump administration is facing mounting congressional pushback over more than 20 military strikes in Caribbean, as lawmakers seek to limit Venezuela operations.

The family of a Colombian man believed to have been killed in a US strike in the Caribbean has filed what’s believed to be the first complaint against such attacks with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).

By Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. military commander is expected to tell lawmakers on Thursday that survivors of a strike on a boat in the Caribbean were legitimate targets for a second attack because their vessel was still believed to contain illegal narcotics,

Senate Republicans contended that the strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean Sea were meant to stymie the flow of drugs into the country.

New satellite imagery has emerged showing the USS Gerald R. Ford positioned in Caribbean waters close to the U.S. Virgin Islands. Tensions are rising in the region as U.S. continues to build up its military presence close to Venezuela.

The petition from the family of Alejandro Carranza says the military bombed his fishing boat on Sept. 15, when he was sailing off Colombia’s Caribbean coast, in violation of human rights conventions.

More than 80 people have now been killed by U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats.There are growing questions about an order to kill two of those people — whether it amounts to a war crime.Here’s what we know: on September 2,

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