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Featured image: A Russian made Mi35M2, Venezuelan army helicopter. Photo courtesy of the Venezuelan Army (FANB).

Venezuelan Army Reactivates Search and Find Operations in Apure State for Colombian Narco Terrorist Gangs

June 10, 2021 orinocotribune Apure state, CEOFANB, Colombian paramilitary violence, FANB, paramilitary, search and find

The Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB) is executing air, river and land operations in Páez

Leopoldo Lopez meeting with Colombia's Uribe pointed by many as the father of para-politics, meaning the mix of politics with paramilitary gangs. His employee, former deputy Guaido with the head of an infamous paramilitary gang, Los Rastrojos. Photo courtesy of The Grayzone.

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Diosdado Cabello: Leopoldo López Wanted to Bribe 8 Soldiers Rescued from Colombian Paramilitaries

June 4, 2021 orinocotribune Colombia, Colombian paramilitary violence, former deputy guaido, Kidnapping, Leopoldo Lopez, paramilitary connection, Venezuela

First Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, announced this Wednesday, June 2, that the

Featured image: Venezuelan Minister for Defense, Vladimir Padrino receiving with affection one of the soldier release from Colombian narco terrorist gangs captivity. Photo courtesy of CEOFANB.

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Venezuelan Authorities Rescue 8 Kidnapped Soldiers From Colombian Paramilitary Gangs Without Violence

June 1, 2021June 2, 2021 Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza Apure state, CEOFANB, Colombian paramilitary violence, Diosdado Cabello, FANB, Fuerte Tiuna, kidnapped soldiers, Madelein Garcia, Negotiation, negotiation is better than bloodshed, Remigio Ceballos, Telesur, Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino

Caracas, June 1 (Special for OrinocoTribune.com)—Eight soldiers kidnapped by Colombian narco-terrorist groups at the beginning of this month in the

Latin America and ALBA-TCP Opinion South America

Selective Assassinations: The US Agenda for Colombia

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 orinocotribune #SOSColombia, Assassination of Colombian social leaders, Colombia, colombia paramilitary, Colombia strike against Ivan Duque, Colombian paramilitary violence, extrajudicial killing, Paro Nacional, Plan Colombia, Targeted assassinations

By Anahí Arizmendi – May 18, 2021 The assassination of social leaders in Colombia is an expression of the crisis

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Venezuela Denounces Abduction of Eight Soldiers by Colombian Narco Terrorist Groups

May 16, 2021May 16, 2021 orinocotribune Apure, Armed groups Colombia, colombian drug gangs, Colombian paramilitary incursion, Colombian paramilitary violence, FANB, Liberen a los patriotas, Padrino Lopez, Venezuela

Eight members of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) were abducted by armed criminal groups from Colombia that entered Venezuelan

Featured image: José Miguel Vivanco, Director of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch (Photo: HRW).

International Opinion

HRW Attacks Venezuela Again: Lies and Interference in Apure Case

May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 orinocotribune Amnesty International, anti-personnel mines, Apure state, armed conflict, Colombia, Colombian paramilitary violence, Coup attempt in Venezuela, COVID-19, Elliott Abrams, Foreign Intervention, George Soros, guarimbas, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch (HRW), Humanitarian Aid or Invasion?, humanitarian crisis, International Criminal Court (ICC), Johns Hopkins University, Jose Miguel Vivanco, media warfare, narco-trafficking, oas, PROVEA, Syria, united nations, Venezuela, weaponization of human rights

The report that the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) has issued regarding the latest events that occurred in the state

Featured image: The mayor of the Paez municipality, Apure state (Venezuela), Jose Maria Romero (known as Chema) providen important information to internationa audiences about current events in the area afflicted byarmed clashes during the last days of March, 2021. File photo.

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Mayor of La Victoria: ‘Colombian Paramilitary Gangs Use Robin Hood Modus Operandi to Engage with Locals’ (UPDATED with English Audio)

April 30, 2021April 30, 2021 orinocotribune AFGJ, Apure state, Arauca, Chavismo, Chema, civic-military union, Colombia, Colombian paramilitary violence, Jose Maria Romero, La Victoria, landmines, Paez municipality, President Maduro, Urdaneta Parish, us military aggression, Venezuela, webinar, Williams Camacaro

Caracas, April 16 (OrinocoTribune.com) – On Thursday, April 15, a webinar was hosted by Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ), in

Featured image: The Army paid tribute to its deceased members. Photo courtesy of CEOFANB.

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Eight Venezuelan Soldiers Killed by Colombian Paramilitaries in Apure

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 orinocotribune Álvaro Mariño Osto, Andy José Miranda, Apure, CEOFANB, Colombia, Colombian paramilitary violence, FANB, Luis David Lira Negrón, Michael Miguel Medina Sequera, Naywill Torres Moreno, Remigio Ceballos, Ronald José Marcano Castillo, Santiago Reyes Farfán, Venezuela, Wilmer Ferrebus

The Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB) confirmed this Wednesday, April 29, that eight soldiers lost

Featured image: Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister, Jorge Arreaza. File photo.

International News

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Unmasks HRW Report on Colombian Paramilitary Violence in Apure

April 29, 2021April 29, 2021 Carlos Arellán Apure, Colombia, Colombian paramilitary violence, free press for regime change, hrw, Jorge Arreaza, Jose Manuel Vivanco, ngo for regime change and imperialism, NYT, Venezuela, Washington agent

Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Jorge Arreaza responded to José Manuel Vivanco, head of the Americas division of Human Rights Watch,

Featured image: More Venezuelan troops deployed in Apure state to expel Colombian narco terrorist groups. Photo courtesy of CEOFANB.

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Commander Ceballos: Venezuela Continues to Strengthen Military Presence in Apure

April 27, 2021 orinocotribune Apure state, CEOFANB, Colombia, Colombian paramilitary violence, Drug Trafficking, FANB, military deployment, Remigio Ceballos, Venezuela

The Strategic Operational Commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB), Admiral Remigio Ceballos, highlighted this Tuesday, April 27, that

Featured image: Venezuelan Army deployed in Apure state to expelled Colombian narco terrorist criminals. Photo courtesy of the CEOFANB.

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‘Bloody Clashes’ in Apure Leave Several Casualties from Venezuelan Army & Colombian Narco-Terrorists

April 26, 2021April 27, 2021 orinocotribune Apure state, armed clashes, CEOFANB, Colombia, Colombian paramilitary violence, Drug Trafficking, FANB, La Victoria, terrorists, Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino Lopez

Through a statement issued this Monday, April 26, Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) reported that in the last 72

Featured image: Simonovis is a cold blood trained killer lined for decades to the CIA and to Israel intelligence. File photo courtesy of Aporrea.

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Timing of Apure Clashes & Cota 905 Incidents Not a Coincidence: CIA’s Simonovis Reveals the Plan (Video)

April 26, 2021April 27, 2021 orinocotribune Apure state, Caracas, CIA, Colombian paramilitary violence, cota 905, Daniel Quintero, EL Coqui, former deputy guaido, Israel, Mossad, simonovis, us military aggression, Venezuela

A former Venezuelan police officer linked for decades to the CIA and Israeli intelligence, and also a fugitive from Venezuelan

Venezuelan army advances in demining Apure state from landmines laid by Colombian paramilitary gangs. Photo courtesy of RedRadioVE.

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Venezuela Advances in Clearing Landmines Laid by Colombian Narco-Terrorists in Apure

April 23, 2021 Carlos Arellán Apure, Colombia, Colombian paramilitary violence, demining, Domingo Hernandez Larez, FANB, united nations

The demining operations of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) in Apure state have achieved the neutralization of at least

Venezuelan minister for defense, Vladimir Padrino Lopez. Photo courtesy of RedRadioVE.

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Minister for Defense: ‘Venezuela Has Transformed the Siege into an Opportunity for Innovation’

April 18, 2021 orinocotribune Apure state, Colombia, Colombian paramilitary violence, landmines, military innovation, navy ships recovery, tank recovery, US and European blockade, Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino Lopez

The Venezuelan Minister for Defense, Chief General Vladimir Padrino López, said this Saturday, April 17, that Venezuela has transformed the

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Mayor of La Victoria: ‘Colombian Paramilitary Gangs Use Robin Hood Modus Operandi to Engage with Locals’ (UPDATED with English Audio)

April 17, 2021April 30, 2021 orinocotribune AFGJ, Apure state, Arauca, Chavismo, Chema, civic-military union, Colombia, Colombian paramilitary violence, Jose Maria Romero, La Victoria, landmines, Paez municipality, President Maduro, Urdaneta Parish, us military aggression, Venezuela, webinar, Williams Camacaro

Caracas, April 16 (OrinocoTribune.com) – On Thursday, April 15, a webinar was hosted by Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ), in

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