US EditionMaduro says mobilizing millions of militia after US 'threats'
- On August 19, 2025, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced he would activate a nationwide force of approximately 4.5 million militia personnel in response to escalating threats from the United States.
- This mobilization follows Washington’s increased anti-drug operations in the Caribbean and a doubled $50 million reward for Maduro’s arrest over drug trafficking accusations.
- Maduro framed the militia deployment as a defense of Venezuela’s sovereignty, integrating workers, farmers, and communities, while accusing the US of promoting a hostile narrative.
- The US has deployed about 4,500 personnel and three guided-missile destroyers near Venezuelan waters to support counter-narcotics efforts described as maritime security operations.
- The standoff reflects broader regional tensions with implications for political control and security, as Maduro rejects US allegations and claims over 80 percent Venezuelan support for stability.
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Washington Examiner
Conservative News DailyNicolas Maduro to deploy 4.5 million militia members after US raises bounty for his arrest
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday said he would deploy 4.5 million militia members in response to the Trump administration raising the bounty on his head. Earlier this month, the United States doubled the bounty on Maduro to $50 million over his alleged support for drug cartels. Accusing the U.S. of renewing “extravagant, bizarre, and outlandish threats,” Maduro announced the mobilization of the militia members to protect Venezuela. …
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Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, announced Monday the deployment of 4.5 million militiamen throughout the country, ensuring that “no empire will touch the sacred soil of Venezuela,” and minimized the country’s “threats to peace,” after the United States doubled the reward for information that would facilitate the president’s arrest and increase the troops sailing in Latin America and the Caribbean. On Monday, Reuters reported that three de…
Beware, Nicolás Maduro: The United States will send three Aegis guided missile destroyers to waters near Venezuela in the next 36 hours to face what Washington considers a threat from drug cartels.Together with 4,000 sailors in the southern Caribbean region, several P-8 spy planes, warships and at least one attack submarine will be deployed.What are the U.S. destroyers that will be sent to Venezuela?The ships are the USS Gravely, the USS Jason D…
Winnipeg Free Press
US destroyers head toward waters off Venezuela as Trump aims to pressure drug cartels
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro announced Monday the deployment of 4.5 million militiamen in response to the alleged "threats" of the United States, which launched an anti-narcotics operation with military personnel in the Caribbean.
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