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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.

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

News Security and Defense

‘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

News Security and Defense

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

Military unit designed by Venezuelan engineers to clear the border with Colombia. (Photo: Twitter / @dhernandezlarez)

News Security and Defense

Venezuelan Army to Begin Clearing Mines in Apure State near Colombian Border

April 16, 2021 orinocotribune Apure state, Colombia, Colombian paramilitary violence, demining, Domingo Hernandez Larez, FANB, La Victoria, landmines, UN, Venezuela

Major General Domingo Hernández Lárez, general commander of the Bolivarian Army, reported on his Twitter account that a military team

Opinion Security and Defense

The Desperate Plans of the Southern Command

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 Pasqualina Curcio Colombia, Craig Faller, La Victoria, Opposition, southern command, US Imperialism, Venezuela

By Pasqualina Curcio – Apr 12, 2021 The actions perpetrated since March 21 of this year by criminal groups coming

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

News Security and Defense Solidarity and US Social Movements

April 15 Webinar: Armed Conflict on the Venezuela-Colombia Border – The Battle of Apure (Translation to be Provided)

April 14, 2021April 15, 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 Solidarity and US Social Movements

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)

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