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A timeline of U.S. military strikes on boats off South America and what Congress has said

By Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press

In less than two months, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth say the U.S. military has killed at least 37 people in nine strikes against drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.

The U.S. military has built up a large force in the Caribbean Sea. Here's what's there

By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press

The Trump administration first began to shift assets to the region this summer as part of its so-called war against narcoterrorism.

WATCH: U.S. military in the Caribbean an 'illegal' threat, Venezuela tells UN General Assembly

By Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press

President Donald Trump has dispatched a fleet of American warships into the waters off Venezuela, bragged about fatal strikes on alleged drug boats and claimed Venezuela will pay an “incalculable” price if it won't accept more people deported from the U.S.

U.S. carried out 3rd fatal strike on alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean, Trump says

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. military has carried out its third fatal strike against an alleged drug smuggling vessel this month. The strikes follow a buildup of U.S. maritime forces in the Caribbean.

Venezuela says U.S. warship raided a tuna boat as tensions rise in the Caribbean

By Associated Press

Personnel from a U.S. warship boarded a Venezuelan tuna boat with nine fishermen while it was sailing in Venezuelan waters, Venezuela’s foreign minister said on Saturday, underlining strained relations with the United States.

Trinidad and Tobago PM celebrates Caribbean strike and says U.S. should kill all drug traffickers 'violently'

By Bert Wilkinson, Anselm Gibbs, Associated Press

Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister is praising a U.S. strike on a boat suspected of carrying drugs in the southern Caribbean.

U.S. military strikes Venezuelan drug boat in Caribbean, killing 11

By Nick Schifrin

President Trump announced Tuesday that the United States sank a boat after it left Venezuela carrying drugs. It is the first known military strike in the region since the president ordered an increased presence in the Caribbean. Nick Schifrin reports.

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Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, with more expected

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

It's the biggest amount of algae spotted in the region since scientists began studying the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt in 2011, said Brian Barnes, an assistant research professor at the University of South Florida.

WATCH: Rubio and Jamaican Prime Minister Holness hold joint press conference on security goals

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the State Department will re-evaluate its travel warnings for Jamaica and other countries to ensure they reflect real conditions on the ground.