El Ripial – Orinoco Tribune – News and opinion pieces about Venezuela and beyond

Venezuelan Army officers speaking face-to-face with the population of La Victoria in Apure state and holding people's assemblies. Screemshot from a RedRavioVE video on Twitter.

News Security and Defense

This is How the Venezuelan Army Dialogues Face-to-Face with those Returning to Apure from Colombia

April 7, 2021 orinocotribune Apure state, civic-military union, Colombian paramilitary violence, displaced, El Ripial, media warfare, no xenophobia, people's assemblies, SouthCom, Venezuela

Faced with the media attacks that have generated fear and anxiety in the populations of Apure state, on the border

Featured image: Venezuelan military expelling Colombian narco paramilitary gangs and defending the population in Apure state. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

News Security and Defense

La Victoria and El Ripial Calm and Under Military Protection (Apure State)

April 3, 2021 orinocotribune Alejandro Guevara Hernández, Apure state, Colombia, Colombian paramilitary violence, El Ripial, FANB, La Victoria, Venezuelan

The commander of the Strategic Integral Defense Region (REDI) Los Llanos, General Alejandro Guevara Hernández, reported that the people of

News Security and Defense

Latest Developments in Apure: Families Displaced in Border Clashes Return to Their Homes in El Ripial

April 3, 2021April 3, 2021 orinocotribune Apure state, colombian drug gangs, colombian paramilitary, El Ripial, FANB, La Victoria, land mines, Venezuela

Inhabitants of El Ripial town in Apure state, who were displaced due to clashes between the Venezuelan military and Colombian