The family of a Colombian fisherman killed in a U.S. military strike in the Caribbean Sea on September 15 filed a formal complaint on Tuesday with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, alleging the U.S. government illegally killed him. The complaint was filed Tuesday, December 2nd, according to an ABC News report. In a separate development on December 2nd, two U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM-263), attached to the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), conducted a low-altitude flyover of Mercedita International Airport in Ponce, Puerto Rico. This activity was reported by Sentddefender on X, sharing a Reuters photo. Previous reports from December 3rd indicated that SEAL Team 6 conducted four strikes on a suspected narco-trafficking vessel in the Southern Caribbean Sea on September 2nd, with two strikes intended to kill eleven crewmembers and two further strikes to sink the vessel off the coast of Venezuela. This information revised earlier reports of two strikes. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's regime also sentenced Rafael Tudares, the son-in-law of elected President Edmundo GU, to 30 years in prison on December 3rd. Tudares has been imprisoned since January. Congressional leaders were scheduled to receive a classified briefing on Thursday from Admiral Frank Bradley regarding a November 2nd "second strike" in the Caribbean that resulted in 11 deaths. Senators Kaine, Paul, Schiff, and Schumer were preparing to initiate a war powers vote if any future strikes crossed into Venezuelan territory, according to Punchbowl News. Secretary of War Hegseth and the White House had previously stated that Admiral Bradley ordered the operation. The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier departed the U.S. Virgin Islands between 11:07 PM and 11:15 PM UTC on December 2nd, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump had previously threatened the "closing" of Venezuela's airspace and appealed to OPEC for support. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appealed to OPEC for support in a letter, claiming U.S. "direct aggression" is destabilizing Venezuela’s energy sector, as reported by Fox News. Three United States Air Force Boeing KC-46 Pegasus tankers were observed departing Pope Army Airfield heading East over the Atlantic Ocean on December 2nd, 2025, potentially positioning for refueling operations.
