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The United States has launched seven lethal military strikes on boats in the Caribbean since early September. US President Donald Trump said the vessels were used by drug traffickers and “narco-terrorists" linked to criminal groups in Venezuela and Colombia. The attacks have so far killed at least 32 people .

Alongside the strikes, Trump has:

Authorised covert CIA operations inside Venezuela

Raised the US bounty for information leading to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s arrest to $50 million

Ordered B-52 bombers to conduct air manoeuvres near Venezuela’s coast

Replaced Admiral Alvin Holsey, head of the US Southern Command overseeing Latin America, two years ahead of schedule

Speaking about the new phase of pressure, Trump said: “We are certainly l

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