A Timeline of Trump’s Strikes on Vessels He Says Are Smuggling Drugs

President Trump’s military campaign has killed at least 57 people in the waters off Central and South America. The strikes have been widely criticized as illegal.

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U.S. Kills 3 on Boat Suspected of Smuggling Drugs for Colombian Rebels

It was the seventh known strike in President Trump’s military campaign of attacking, rather than arresting, those suspected of running drugs in the Caribbean.

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Crime Rings Plotted to Trade Cocaine for Syrian Weapons, Prosecutors Say

The intricate scheme, spanning four continents, appears to justify concerns that the military arsenal of Bashar al-Assad, the deposed Syrian dictator, could fall into dangerous hands.

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How Venezuela Helps Feed the Violence in Colombia

After finding refuge and building power in Venezuela, a decades-old rebel group has waged the worst violence in Colombia in a generation, setting off troubling regional tensions.

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At Least 80 Dead in Colombia Amid a New Surge of Violence

Thousands have fled clashes between armed groups on the border with Venezuela, dashing hopes of peace in Colombia.

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