Tag: Venezuelan military

• Tuesday, May 7th 2019 - 09:53 UTC

  Five dead and 233 arrests, the official result of Venezuela's failed uprising

  

  Five people died and 233 were arrested in protests sparked by a failed military uprising against Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro last week, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said on Monday. “All those cases are being investigated,” Mr Saab said in a television interview.

• Friday, May 3rd 2019 - 13:47 UTC

  Venezuela will be a central issue of the Lavrov and Pompeo meeting

  

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the Arctic Council meeting, which begins Monday in the city of Rovaniemi. The tension in Venezuela will mark the meeting where

• Wednesday, May 1st 2019 - 05:00 UTC

  The military revolt against Maduro fizzling out; Guaido calls for a major protest rally on Wednesday

  

  Demonstrators clashed violently with police on the streets of the Venezuelan capital on Tuesday, spurred by opposition leader Juan Guaido's call on the military to rise up against President Nicolas Maduro, whose government said it was putting down an attempted coup.

• Tuesday, April 30th 2019 - 23:59 UTC

  Venezuela: Juan Guaidó and Leopoldo López appear together with military forces in Caracas

  

  The president in charge of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, announced from the military air base of La Carlota that since Tuesday, April 30, Operation Libertad began to “cease the usurpation” of Nicolás Maduro's regime. Civilians gathered at the east of Caracas in support of the military insurrection and Military supporters of Maduro government took part of the base of the Military Aviation, armed with long weapons.

• Tuesday, April 30th 2019 - 17:25 UTC

  VIDEO: A National Guard riot vehicle ran over protesters in Caracas

  

  An armored vehicle of the National Guard (GN) of Venezuela intentionally ran over a group of citizens who were demonstrating in support of the call to activate the so-called “operation freedom”, led by the president in charge Juan Guaidó on a highway in Caracas.

• Tuesday, April 30th 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Brazilian foreign minister has hopes of a major Venezuelan opposition rally planned for May first

  

  Brazil's foreign minister on Monday voiced high hopes for a major rally planned this week in Venezuela by Juan Guaido, the country's self-proclaimed president. Guaido, who is recognized by more than 50 countries including the United States and Brazil, has called protests for the May 1 workers' holiday that he has vowed will be “the biggest in the history” of Venezuela.

• Monday, March 18th 2019 - 08:05 UTC

  Brazilian generals in standing contact with their Venezuelan counterparts, reveals Defense minister

  

  The Brazilian Armed Forces maintain an open communication channel with Venezuela’s military even though Brasilia no longer recognizes Nicolas Maduro as president of the neighboring Latin American country, according to Brazil’s Defense Minister.

• Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 09:23 UTC

  Trump calls on Venezuelan military to support opposition leader Juan Guaido

  

  President Donald Trump said on Monday that “a new day is coming in Latin America,” as he sought to rally support among the largest Venezuelan community in the U.S. for opposition leader Juan Guaidó. Speaking at Florida International University in Miami before large American and Venezuelan flags, Trump said the U.S. stands behind Guaido, whom the U.S. recognizes as the country's rightful president, and condemns President Nicolas Maduro's government and its socialist policies.

• Monday, February 11th 2019 - 08:33 UTC

  Guaidó warns Venezuelan military that blocking humanitarian aid is a “crime against humanity”

  

  Opposition leader Juan Guaido, recognized by some 50 countries as Venezuela's interim president, warned the military on Sunday that blocking humanitarian aid from entering the country is a “crime against humanity.”

• Friday, February 8th 2019 - 08:43 UTC

  Humanitarian aid arrives to Cucuta, a bridge away from Venezuela

  

  Trucks carrying humanitarian aid for crisis-stricken Venezuela arrived in the Colombian border city of Cucuta on Thursday as diplomatically-isolated President Nicolas Maduro appeared set to block its entry amid an escalating political crisis.