Venezuela Continues Clearing Landmines in Apure

May 25, 2021 slorinoco Apure, FANB, landmines, Madelein Garcia, Narkys Blanco, united nations

Members of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) continue to be deployed in Apure state, and this Sunday, May 23, they continued the task of deactivating anti-personnel mines planted in the area by Colombian paramilitary groups seeking to take control of the border region, reported Telesur journalist Madelein García.

García posted a video on Twitter showing the special equipment used by Venezuelan soldiers who continue to clear mines from this area, formerly under the control of Colombian narco terrorists.

“The #FANB is still clearing landmines planted by paramilitary #Colombian groups in #Apure, where an operation continues to expel the groups from the country. They exported their terrorism to #Venezuela in an escalation of aggression. Here we show it.”

1. La #FANB sigue desminando las zonas sembradas con minas antipersonales sembradas por grupos irregulares #colombianos en #Apure donde continúa un operativo para expulsarlos del país. Exportaron su terrorismo a #Venezuela en una escalda de agresión. Así lo contamos pic.twitter.com/IoYcBVvW93

— Madelein Garcia (@madeleintlSUR) May 23, 2021

These homemade mines are part of the arsenal used by these paramilitary groups to sow terror among the local population and to prevent the action of Venezuela’s security forces, a method categorized as “inhumane” [and prohibited by the United Nations since 1997] due to its indiscriminate targeting of victims, that include defenseless civilians.

2. El desminado ocurre mientras recientemente se dio a conocer un #video con la 2da fe de #vida de los 8 #militares secuestrados por esos grupos irregulares terroristas #colombianos que desde hace más de 2 meses están siendo expulsados de #Venezuela por las #FANB pic.twitter.com/xEkxCaMDov

— Madelein Garcia (@madeleintlSUR) May 23, 2021

“Let’s see once again how the #FANB deactivates the antipersonnel mines that cause terror in #Apure, that between January and March 2021 alone left 104 victims in #Colombia, caused by terrorist groups that entered Venezuela, exporting their war, and fighting the FANB,” wrote Madelein Garcia on Twitter.

3. Veamos nuevamente como las #FANB desactiva las minas antipersonales que causan terror en #Apure y que sólo entre enero y marzo del 2021 dejaron en #Colombia 104 víctimas por los grupos terroristas que incursionaron en #Venezuela exportando su #guerra y son combatidos #FANB pic.twitter.com/DPztg6OdQQ

— Madelein Garcia (@madeleintlSUR) May 23, 2021