The US says that the alleged plot in Venezuela is a "great disinformation campaign" AFP
2 week agoHeavy GNB presence and roadblocks set up at the entrance and exit to Higuerote, Miranda
2 week agoData show that the power disruption in Venezuela has had unusually wide impact as compared to recent outages, affecting connectivity in Caracas and almost all states at the same moment at national scale
2 week agoPhotos shown by Jorge Rodriguez showing the mug shots of Luke Denman and Airan Berry 2 of the US contractors working for Silvercorp who were captured in Aragua yesterday as part of Operacion Gedeon
U.S. Defense Secretary: "The United States government had nothing to do with what's happened in Venezuela in the last few days," Esper tells reporters at the Pentagon
The incident in La Guaira 2 days ago killed 6 people, not 8 as was previously thought. 4 were detained and 1 of them managed to escape
The detainees in the Gedeon operation would be 14, identified as: Cap Antonio Jose Sequea, Adolfo Baduel, 1st Lt Raul Manzanilla, Sgto Mayor Wilmer Colina, Cap Víctor Pimienta, former PoliBaruta Officer Rodolfo Rodríguez, Rojas Tapia Estewin, Rumi Mogollon Ederson, former PNB Enderson
Israel Ríos, Luis Manuel Paiva, Ex PoliMiranda Jefferson Díaz, ex PNB José Alvarado and North Americans Luke Alexander Denman and Aaron Seth. So far 6 dead in a confrontation in Macuto, among the killed Captain Robert Colina, alias Pantera, and there is 1 person on the run
"The United States government had nothing to do with what's happened in Venezuela in the last few days," @EsperDoD said Tuesday. "Our view remains that Maduro is a brutal corrupt leader who has oppressed the people of Venezuela. They deserve better"
Jorge Rodríguez - On May 1st, Two boats left from Colombia, the first (motorboat) commanded by alias "Pantera", with 12 other people, who were heading towards Guaira to make selective attacks on Dgcim, Sebin and the Miraflores Palace
2 week agoNational guard units across Venezuela are continuing to search for operacion Gedeon members and other groups
Leopoldo López Gil sent Borrell the report on the massacre in the Guanare prison
Situation in Venezuela "has nothing to do with our government," says @POTUS in comment to reporters about @NicolasMaduro statement about two detained American citizens allegedly working with a US military veteran who claims responsibility for a failed armed incursion
Drug Enforcement Administration denied being involved in the alleged raid in Macuto.
Freddy Bernal assures that "more attacks" are expected after the "foiled incursions"
Possible submarine cable failure generated blackout in several sectors of Margarita
Simonovis: The events of the last 72 hours confirm the commitment of many men-at-arms to achieve the freedom of Venezuela, even at the cost of their lives. My respects to all these heroes. We continue in the fight, always count on me
Diosdado Cabello assured that the supposed coup plan against the Maduro government, from the Vargas state, was organized by DEA(Drug Enforcement Administration) agents
2 week agoLike Denman and Airan Berry, the 2 US citizens caught as part of operacion Gedeon, were both carrying multiple pieces of ID, including Passports, military ID and VA cards
2 week agoA video of the moment they were caught yesterday in Aragua, they were caught trying to sneak into Venezuela by a navy helicopter
2 week agoFootage of 6 of the 8 men arrested as part of operacion Gedeon yesterday.
2 week agoThese included 2 US mercenaries who's Passports were shown on State TV last night
2 week agoVenezuela: Authorities already claim to detain 114 mercenaries from Colombia, the search for 92 others is underway. Among the group already detained, we note the presence of two former soldiers of the American special forces.
2 week agoCaptured by Venezuelan authorities on the coast of Aragua state: Luke Alexander Denman b. 22 Jan 1986 / Airan Seth Barry b. 15 May 1978. According to Maduro regime both are U.S. military veterans from Texas, contracted with Silvercorp and are associates of Jordan Goudreau
Bloomberg: Maduro dictatorship empties its gold reserves in payments to Iran to revive refining complexes
Smolansky: Maduro closes airspace for humanitarian reasons but opens it for drug and mineral trafficking
Maduro government confirms four new cases of COVID19: Total contagion number rises to 361
Maduro assures that Mike Pompeo was betting on the operation in Macuto to get out of the government
Maduro accused the NGO Provea of being financed by the CIA and supporting terrorist groups
Maduro: "@SecPompeo was betting on this attack and believed that with this attack the revolution would end, they overthrew the government, they murdered me."
2 week agoMaduro confirms arrest of two Americans. In televised transmission he showed his passports and other documents
Maduro: "The capture of these militants is the perfect demonstration of civil-military union"
Maduro assures that Macuto's military operation was on "orders from Donald Trump"
The death of Rafael Hernández (21) is confirmed, according to versions he found in protest in rejection of the blackouts at the entrance of the El Campito sector. Neighbors say that unknown persons shot at the people who were there
Maduro accused the US of delegating to the DEA and a private company the preparation of "a terrorist incursion"
Report of mutiny in José Felix Ribas Petare.
2 week agoThe interim government of @jguaido demands respect for the human rights and fundamental guarantees of the members of the Gideon operation who have been detained. They announce that they will activate international mechanisms to avoid torture and cruel treatment.
Maduro announces deployment of 25,000 soldiers to capture "mercenaries and paramilitaries"
2 week agoLaGuaira: Another group was arrested in Puerto Cruz, La Guaira. 2 men, still to be identified, with weapons, ammunition and communications equipment. FAES officials on site
2 week ago10th Special Forces Group veterans arrested for allegedly taking part in Venezuela coup plot. Luke Denman (ODA 0136) and Aaron Barry, went dark 8 days ago crossing the border. Worst part: CIA caught wind and tried to talk them out of it in Jamaica. Not a USG condoned operation
Death of Captain Robert Colina, alias Pantera, confirmed in alleged "foiled incursion" in La Guaira
3 week agoVenezuela Prosecutor Tarek Wiliam Saab assures that Venezuelan fishermen supported by the FANB intercepted a "boat of mercenaries that tried to disembark today to propitiate a coup d'etat and assassinations in Venezuela"
3 week agoPSUV VP @dcabellor shares video showing Adolfo Baduel being interrogated, saying the two US citizens who were captured alongside him said that they worked with "the security team of the president of the United States"
3 week agoWilliams Cancino González: Gustavo González López, we will give you the same treatment that you give to my captain Antonio Sequea and comrades in the fight, but multiplied by ten. Soon you will be captured
Blackout is registered in several areas of Grand Caracas
3 week agoGeneral Baduel's daughter confirms the arrest of her brother, Adolfo Baduel
Adolfo Baduel has just been admitted to the main headquarters of the General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM) in Boleita, Caracas along with the other 7 captured
3 week agoCaptain Antonio Sequea, one of the leaders of operación gedeon was also caught on the boat in Aragua. He has been taken to La Guaira by helicopter
Aragua: Antonio Sequea was transferred by helicopter, along with Adolfo Baduel, from Aragua to Caracas by Sebin officials
3 week agoAnother one arrested is Josnars Adolfo Baduel, son of General Baduel
167 Venezuelans have been killed abroad, according to information from the Human Rights Commission of @jguaido's legitimate presidency. Of the unfortunate number, 57 homicides occurred in Colombia, making it the country with the highest number of femicides of Venezuelans
3 week agoConfirmed the arrest of Josnars Adolfo Baduel, son of General Baduel. He was captured off the coast of Chuao, Edo. Aragua with 7 other men. Everyone participates in Operation Gedeon
3 week agoChuaomar, Chuao: 2 of those arrested are American mercenaries
3 week ago8 people arrested in Chuaomar while trying to sneak into Venezuela on a small boat. This was part of operacion gedeon Venezuela
Pro-Maduro MP presented to court five detainees for the events in Macuto
[email protected]: "Almost half an hour Tarek William Saab spoke about the alleged landing in Macuto but said nothing about the Guanare prison massacre. He did not speak of the dead of Macuto, although Reverol had spoken of eight deaths yesterday"
Yesterday operacion Gedeon said that Robert Colina (alias - Pantera) was alive. Robert Colina is dead after the raid in La Guaira yesterday
Three days later, Tarek William Saab still say nothing about the massacre of 47 inmates in Guanare.
William Saab announces the appointment of two Public Prosecutors to lead investigations into the events in Macuto
Tarek William Saab announces that there are more detainees, in addition to the 2 in Macuto, and assures that they will be presented in the next few hours in Courts
Tarek William Saab: The participation of Voluntad Popular and a factor of Primero Justicia to reissue in Venezuela what has already happened in Iraq, in Syria, in Libya is publicly revealed
Tarek William Saab: This contract is already public. There we see the signatures of the citizen @jguaido, of Sergio Vergara himself, of a publicist JJ Rendón.
Tarek William Saab: "Strong evidence emerged at night that directly links Juan Guaidó as the Macuto mastermind."
3 week agoCommander of the CEO-FANB, Remigio Ceballos, announced the deployment of 25 thousand officials to carry out "search operations" by air, land and naval means, in search of possible people linked to events in Macuto
Juan Guaidó: "We have no relationship with any company in the security and defense branch:" We have no relationship or responsibility whatsoever for the actions of the SilverCorp company or its representative "
3 week agoMaduro: "I ask for an active support, that the presidents of the Non-Aligned Movement activate themselves directly with the government of the United States. We demand the cessation of all the measures and the intended blocking actions against our peoples in order to face the pandemic"
Maduro about events in Macuto: Today and tomorrow we will give more information and contribute part of this evidence to national and international public opinion
Maduro assures that the group of "mercenaries and militants" that supposedly tried to enter yesterday in Macuto "trained in Colombian territory" and had "the financing and support of the United States."
Maduro: "Until this Sunday we were able to do 482,900 diagnostic tests"
Maduro: "Today I can say that we have managed to control the transmission chain and we are almost at the point of cutting the chain"
