The head of the U.S. Southern Command warned Venezuela's military that it will be held accountable for any harm it causes civilians during the ongoing humanitarian crisis its country is experiencing.
Out front of SOUTHCOM headquarters in Doral, Fla., U.S. Navy Adm. Craig Faller, commander of U.S. military operations in South America and the Caribbean, spoke to journalists before hosting Colombian Army Maj. Gen. Luis Navarro Jiménez, Commanding General of the Colombian Military Forces.
"You ultimately will be held accountable for your actions. Do the right thing. Save your people and your country," Navarro gave a message to Venezuelan military.
Navarro said the Colombian army also stands ready to "protect the civilian population" and he hopes the Venezuelan military "will protect their people as well," the Miami Herald reported.
"The Colombian armed forces, in coordination with other government entities, have prepared the logistics for handling any kind of risky situation for the civilian population. We have to help," he said.