The Trump admin has told Congress that the United States is engaged in a “non-international armed conflict” with drug cartels.

Since early September, the Trump administration has struck at least seven alleged drug-carrying boats in the Caribbean. Colombia's president is now accusing the U.S. of murder, claiming one of the attacks hit a fisherman.

Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro traded threats on Wednesday as the United States announced its first strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Pacific Ocean, killing two.Petro on Wednesday blasted "slanders that have been thrown at me in the territory of the United States by high-ranking officials,

Colombia recalled its ambassador to the U.S. amid rising tensions after strikes against boats the Trump administration claimed were drug traffickers. Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused President Trump of murdering a Colombian fisherman in one of those strikes.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused the U.S. of war crimes in an interview on Monday amid the recent strikes on vessels in the Caribbean that were allegedly carrying drugs. CBS News contributor Samantha Vinograd has more details.

Trump also called Colombian President Gustavo Petro an "illegal drug leader" on Sunday, an accusation Petro's government said was offensive. "Daniel Garcia-Pena, Ambassador of Colombia in the United States of America,

Gustavo Petro is using a clash with the U.S. over strikes on alleged drug boats to cast himself as David vs. Washington’s Goliath.

Colombian dollar bonds rallied to the highest in at least a month after the government met with the US ambassador in Bogotá to diffuse a diplomatic crisis that’s dented investor confidence.