US EditionTrump and Maduro are both amassing military forces as tensions build in the Caribbean
The campaign blends counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism efforts targeting drug networks financing Maduro’s regime, with 27 traffickers killed in recent maritime strikes, officials said.
- As tensions build between the United States and Venezuela, President Trump is weighing military action and has authorized covert CIA operations there, while Maduro is repositioning troops and mobilizing militias.
- Trump acknowledged authorizing the CIA to conduct covert action in Venezuela and said the US is considering strikes on Venezuelan territory, aiming to pressure Maduro to step down.
- Maduro has claimed his volunteer militias have over 8 million reservists and denounced the CIA's record of regime change, vowing to defeat the "conspiracy" against Venezuela's stability.
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By Isabelle Khurshudyan, Zachary Cohen and Inés Capdevila, CNN While U.S. President Donald Trump weighs military action inside Venezuela, increasing forces in the Caribbean and flying B-52 bombers off the coast of the country this week, Nicolás Maduro responds to the same extent, relocating troops, mobilizing “millions” of militiamen and denouncing U.S. activity in the region, a sign of defiance from the strong man while both leaders are engaged…
Satellite Analysis Purports U.S. Military's Posture In Caribbean - Armed Forces Press
Several developments this week related to the Caribbean campaign against drug trafficking and foreign terrorist organizations The NY Times posted an analysis of several satellite images showing troop movement in the Caribbean; development of U.S. military staging in Puerto Rico; and flight paths of strike aircraft departing the mainland U.S. We’re now looking at nearly 10K U.S. military personnel and multiple air and sea platforms operating in …
Trump and Maduro are amassing military forces as tensions build in the Caribbean
As President Donald Trump weighs military action inside Venezuela, building up forces in the Caribbean and flying B-52 bombers off the country’s coast this week, Nicolás Maduro is responding in kind, repositioning troops, mobilizing “millions” of militia and denouncing US activity in the region – a sign of defiance from the strongman as the two leaders are locked in a standoff.
With Harold Hyman and Jeremy Stubbs. Harold Hyman, a great specialist in international relations, explains why he thinks Donald Trump will launch an operation to bring down Nicolas Maduro's regime in Venezuela. The American president has already given orders to bomb Venezuelan ships that – according to sources of information that remain confidential – would carry drugs. Now he has authorized the CIA to conduct operations on Venezuelan soil. This…
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