Mimi Swaby

with several vessels, including the world's largest warship, alongside thousands, about 15,000 soldiers, all kind of sitting just off the Venezuelan coast.

And this is heaping pressure on the government of Nicolas Maduro, who the Trump administration accused of heading Cartel de los Soles, which, again, they say fuels violence.

drugs from Venezuela into the U.S.

It's also argued that Colombia has failed to crack down on drug trafficking.

Now, both countries, Venezuela and Colombia, have criticized these strikes immensely.

The U.N.

has also called them extrajudicial killings.

And the Venezuelan government say that this is just a guise, this, you

isn't actually the aim of this huge operation, but the Trump administration is actually seeking regime change as well as trying to access Venezuela's very large oil reserves.

Indeed, this campaign is increasingly controversial.

Both coastlines, fishing communities are terrified they'll be targeted while at work.

But in Washington, Democrats and now some Republicans are arguing these strikes are illegal and are demanding evidence.

There'll be even more scrutiny tomorrow.

Mimi Swaybe.

We fled our village because of the bombs, because there were more of them than bullets.

As we fled, we saw dead people, others who had lost their feet or hands.

Some had their legs cut off all along the road until we arrived here.