CARACAS: Venezuela said Wednesday it had begun military exercises on its Caribbean island of La Orchila in response to US military activity in the region. Forces deployed for what Washington called an anti-drug operation have destroyed at least two Venezuelan boats carrying a combined 14 people allegedly transporting drugs across the Caribbean this month, a move slammed as “extrajudicial execution” by UN experts. The strikes and a deployment of US warships in the region has raised fears of an invasion in Venezuela, whose President Nicolas Maduro Washington accuses of being a cartel leader.
With eye on US threat, Venezuela holds Caribbean military exercises
Amphibious vessels and warships deployed off La Orchila island, where Venezuela has a military base
The 3 day exercise will involve 12 ships, 22 aircraft and 20 small boats
September 17, 2025 19:18
CARACAS: Venezuela said Wednesday it had begun military exercises on its Caribbean island of La Orchila in response to US military activity in the region.
Venezuela starts days of military and ‘electronic warfare’ drills after US strikes on alleged drug boats
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