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Featured image: Mayor Jose Maria Romero of La Victoria, Apure state, Venezuela. File photo.

April 15 Webinar: Armed Conflict on the Venezuela-Colombia Border – The Battle of Apure

April 9, 2021 orinocotribune Apure state, Colombia, Colombian paramilitary violence, Jose Maria Romero, La Victoria, Venezuela, webinar

The armed aggression of Colombian criminal groups against the civilian population in the state of Apure, Venezuela, involved drug trafficking

News Security and Defense

After Attack with Explosives: Reconstruction of Apure Customs Post Begins

April 8, 2021April 9, 2021 slorinoco Apure, Colombia, Colombia Border, Colombian paramilitary violence, Drug Trafficking, FANB, La Victoria, Madeleine Garcia, SENIAT post, Venezuela

After paramilitaries from Colombia attacked the customs headquarters in La Victoria, Apure state, on March 23, the Venezuelan authorities have

Featured image: UNFICYP announces that 18 suspected hazardous areas in Cyprus are declared mine-free on December 2019. File photo.

International News

Venezuela Requests UN Assistance to Deactivate Colombian Paramilitary Landmines in Apure – “More Displaced People than Population”

April 5, 2021 orinocotribune Antonio Guterres, Apure state, Colombian paramilitary violence, Ilene Cohn, Jorge Arreaza, La Victoria, land mines, united nations, Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino

This Monday, April 5, it was reported that the Venezuelan government requested United Nations (UN) cooperation to eradicate the antipersonnel

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News South America

Venezuelan Minister for Defense: Venezuelans Displaced by Colombian Narco-Paramilitary Violence Pressured by Colombian Authorities to Remain in Arauquita

April 5, 2021 orinocotribune Apure state, Arauquita, Colombia, Colombian paramilitary violence, displaced, Jose Maria Romero, La Victoria, Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino Lopez

The Mayor of Páez municipality in Apure state (Venezuela), José María Romero, complained that a group of Venezuelans are being

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

Opinion Security and Defense

The War Scenario in Apure is Transferred to the Media and Social Media Networks

April 2, 2021April 3, 2021 Editor2 Apure state, Colombia, colombian paramilitary, fake news, FANB, Ivan Duque, La Victoria, media warfare, Olguin Mayorga, Social Media, Venezuela

By Misión Verdad – Mar 30, 2021 Since the beginning of the clashes last Sunday, March 21, between Venezuelan state

Featured image: Media warfare already deployed in the Colombian paramilitary attacks in Apure state. Credit National Union of Press Workers with additions by Orinoco Tribune.

News Security and Defense

Fake News Op in the ‘Candid Activists’ Case: There was No Arrest, Only Protection of Journalists in Apure

April 2, 2021 orinocotribune Apure state, Arauquita, Colombia, colombian paramilitary, colombian paramilitary violance, Diógenes Tirado, fake news, Falso Positivo, FANB, Fundaredes, Ivan Duque, Juan Carlos Salazar, La Victoria, Luis Gonzalo Pérez, media warfare, NTN24, Rafael Hernandez, Venezuela

This Thursday, April 1, the launch of a new media conspiracy against Venezuela was attempted on social media networks and

Venezuelans returning to La Victoria, Apure state after clashes between Colombian narco-paramilitary gangs and Venezuelan army. Photo courtesy of @luchalmada

News Security and Defense

Normality Returns to Apure Following Clashes with Colombian Narco-Terrorists

April 1, 2021 orinocotribune Apure state, Colombia, colombian paramilitary, corpoelec, Daniel Quintero, FANB, Freddy Ñáñez, La Victoria, SENIAT, Venezuela

Peace has been returning to the town of La Victoria in Apure state, Venezuela. The Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB)

Featured image: Displaced Venezuelans are returning back home after the arm clashes between Venezuelan Army and Colombian narco-paramilitary groups. File photo.

News Security and Defense

Venezuelans Displaced by Border Clashes Return to Apure State, COVID-19 Out of Control in Colombia

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 orinocotribune Apure state, Arauquita, Colombia, colombian paramilitary, COVID-19, displaced, Drug Trafficking, Etelivar Torres, humanitarian aid beggars, La Victoria, Madeleine Garcia, unconventional war, US decline, us military aggression, Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino Lopez

Caracas, Monday, March 29 (OrinocoTribune.com) — More than 600 Venezuelans who fled to Colombian territory are returning to their homes

File photo courtesy of Ultimas Noticias.

News Security and Defense

Jorge Arreaza: Bogotá Mobilizes Troops Only to Protect Terrorists Attacking Venezuela

March 28, 2021 orinocotribune Apure state, Colombia, colombia is a narco state, Colombia is a state sponsor of terrorism, Diosdado Cabello, Ivan Duque, Jorge Arreaza, La Victoria, paramilitary, SENIAT, Venezuela

This Saturday, March 27, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister, Jorge Arreaza, alerted Venezuelans and the world that the government of Iván

Featured image: Colombian soldiers stand guard during a military operation on the border with Venezuela, near Cácuta, Colombia, February 13, 2018. (Photo: Reuters).

News Security and Defense

Colombia Deploys Soldiers on Border with Venezuela

March 26, 2021 orinocotribune alleged Colombian military deployment, Apure state, Colombia, Colombian paramilitary incursion, Diego Molano APonte, La Victoria, Mauricio Zabala, paramilitary attack, Venezuela

Colombia deployed its Army on the border with Venezuela due to the latest clashes between the Venezuelan FANB and Colombian

News Security and Defense

President Maduro Declares ‘Zero Tolerance’ for Colombian Armed Incursions into Venezuela

March 22, 2021 orinocotribune Apure, CEOFANB, Colombia, farc, La Victoria, military drills, President Maduro, Venezuela, zero tolerance

“Zero tolerance for armed groups coming from Colombia into Venezuelan territory, zero tolerance,” declared Venezuelan Head of State and Commander