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Colombia's Ivan Duque greeting the US general. File photo.

Venezuelan Minister for Defense: ‘Craig Faller’s Visit to Area Bordering Colombia an Act of Destabilization’ (+Guyana)

June 22, 2021 Lucía Eugenia Córdova Colombia, Craig Faller, FANB, Guyana, Ivan Duque, military drills, Tradewinds2021, us military aggression, US provocations, US puppets, Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino

Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) stated that the visit of the head of the Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Craig Faller,

Venezuelan law enforcement agents during a police operation in a barrio of Caracas. Referential file photo.

News Security and Defense

Shooting Monday in Caracas Leaves Three Dead

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 orinocotribune Caracas, Carmen Melendez, cota 905, EL Coqui, El Garbys, El Vampi, La Vega, paramilitary gangs, shooting, Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino

A man and a woman were killed by firearms during a shooting in the early morning of this Monday, June

Featured image: Armored vehicle advancing in the narrow streets of La Vega (Caracas) during a police deployment to neutralize El Coqui gang. Photo courtesy of RedRadioVE.

News Security and Defense

Venezuela Deploys Security Operation in Caracas (La Vega – Cota 905) to Neutralize Criminal Gangs

June 13, 2021 orinocotribune anti democratic opposition, Caracas, Carmen Melendez, cota 905, criminal gangs, EL Coqui, FAES, Gilber Caro, La Vega, Pedro Carreno, police deployment, Vladimir Padrino

A police deployment was carried out this Saturday, June 12, in La Vega parish of Caracas, by members of 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.

News Security and Defense

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

News Security and Defense

Padrino López: The Violence They Intend to Sow in Venezuela Has its Spokesperson in the US

April 28, 2021 orinocotribune Apure state, cota 905, Ivan Simonovis, Remigio Ceballos, us agression, Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino

The Minister of the armed forces, the Popular Power for Defense, Vladimir Padrino López reacted, via Twitter, to the public

Venezuela sent to Apure state bordering COlombia, fast deployment troops to repeal COlombian paramilitary and any kind of foreign incurssion in its territory. Photo courtesy of CEOFANB.

News Security and Defense

Venezuelan Army Reiterates Readiness to Respond Immediately to Colombian Threats

April 8, 2021 orinocotribune Apure state, CEOFANB, Colombia, Colombian paramilitary violence, FANB, Remigio Ceballos, Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino

The Strategic Operational Commander of Venezuelan Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB), Remigio Ceballos, reiterated that it is activated and ready

News Security and Defense

Venezuela Appeals to UN for Landmine Clearance as Colombian Border Clashes Ease

April 6, 2021 Editor2 Apure state, Colombia, Colombia Border, farc, Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino

Caracas has also created a special military zone and brigade to deal with the situation in Apure state, where 17

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

Venezuelan Chancellor, Jorge Arreaza.File photo.

Latin America and ALBA-TCP News South America

Jorge Arreaza: Colombia’s Reaction Confirms Accurate Blow to Narco-Paramilitaries in Apure

April 1, 2021 orinocotribune Colombia Venezuela, colombian paramilitary, Diego Morano, Drug Trafficking, FANB, farc, Jorge Arreaza, narcoterrorism, Vladimir Padrino

Foreign Affairs Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Jorge Arreaza, criticized Colombia’s response to the actions of the Bolivarian

Featured image: Venezuelan Minister for Defense, Vladimir Padrino and Commander Remigio Ceballos during a press conference last Saturday, March 27, explaining the nature of the attacks from Colombian paramilitary protected by Colombian authorities. Photo courtesy of Prensa FANB.

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Venezuelan Army Pursues Colombian Paramilitaries in Barinas – An Obstacle Course of Land Mines

March 30, 2021April 1, 2021 orinocotribune Apure state, Colombia, colombian paramilitary, land mines, Remigio Ceballos, search and captured operation, unconventional war, Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino

The head of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (CEOFANB), Remigio Ceballos, reported this Tuesday, March

Featured image: File photo courtesy of RedRadioVE.

Opinion Security and Defense

Developments in Apure: Venezuela’s Defense of its Sovereignty and Colombia’s Disguised Aggression

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 Carlos Arellán Apure, border, CIA, criminal, DEA, Freddy Ñáñez, paramilitary, Vladimir Padrino

By Carlos Arellán – Mar 25, 2021 With what happens in Apure state, Venezuela, it is evident that in Colombia

Featured image: Corpoelect team was attacked by Colombian paramilitary groups near the town of La Victoria, Apure state. Photo courtesy of La IguanaTV.

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Venezuelan Army Reports New Attack on Border Post with Colombia

March 25, 2021 orinocotribune Apure state, CIA, Colombia, colombia is a narco state, colombian paramilitary, DEA, Remigio Ceballos, SouthCom, Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino

The Strategic Operational Commander of the Venezuelan Army (FANB) Admiral Remigio Ceballos reported through his Twitter account that on the

News Security and Defense

Plan Republic Fine-Tunes Last Details for 6D Parliamentary Elections

December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 orinocotribune 6D, CNE, democracy, Parliamentary Elections, Plan Republica, Remigio Ceballos, Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino

Vladimir Padrino López, the Venezuelan Minister for Defense, reported this Friday that the Republic Plan is fine-tuning the last details

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Maduro Responds to Ivan Duque: Venezuela Will Study the Possibility of Buying Iranian Missiles – “Thank You for the Idea”

August 23, 2020 orinocotribune Colombia, Falso Positivo, Iran, Ivan Duque, missiles, President Maduro, Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino

Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro, stressed that his country will study the possibility of buying missiles and weapons from Iran. The

News Security and Defense

General Padrino Lopez: Bolivarian Navy is not on the Seas for Decoration

July 25, 2020July 26, 2020 orinocotribune FANB, Navy, us military aggression, Venezuela, Vladimir Padrino

“The Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela is not for sea decoration”, this was reaffirmed by the Minister of Defense, Vladimir Padrino

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