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Venezuelan Armed Forces remain alert on the border with Colombia
Venezuelan Armed Forces remain alert on the border with Colombia
Caracas, Apr 4 (Prensa Latina) The Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (Ceofanb) remains today on maximum alert on the Colombian-Venezuelan border, where armed clashes have taken place in the past days.
After recent combats between the FANB and Colombian paramilitary groups, the military command reported that it maintains control of the towns of La Victoria and El Ripial, main scenarios of the hostilities. The armed groups, who with their pretension to generate terror to the people, cowardly flee from Venezuelan justice, will not go far, we will capture them all! , states a message from the Strategic Command on the social network Twitter.
Foreign Minister Arreaza condemns murder of Venezuelan soldiers
Foreign Minister Arreaza condemns murder of Venezuelan soldiers
Caracas, Apr 1 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Thursday condemned the assassination of two Venezuelan military members of the mixed exploration forces, in an ambush in Ripial, a town in the border state of Apure. Our condolences to their loved ones. The Bolivarian National Armed Forces continue guaranteeing our sovereignty and dealing hard blows to Colombian irregular armed groups financed by drug trafficking, the FM tweeted.
The attack took place when a BTR-80A armored vehicle was allegedly hit by an RPG (portable rocket launcher), according to preliminary investigations.
Deployment of territorial defense system of Venezuela continues
Deployment of territorial defense system of Venezuela continues
Caracas, Apr 1 (Prensa Latina) The deployment of Venezuela s territorial defense system, whose objective is defeating irregulars coming in from Colombia, continues, the Operational Strategic Command of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces (CEOFAN) reported. Under the strategy laid out by CEOFAN, the Bolivarian Army is deployed along our land borders to face the threats of destabilizing groups promoting them, the high command tweeted.
The Venezuelan armed forces are also taking care of the security and protection of strategic facilities against possible attacks or sabotage, in order to maintain control and full operation of basic services.
Venezuela s Armed Forces hold firm against attacks from Colombia
Venezuela s Armed Forces hold firm against attacks from Colombia
Caracas, Apr 1 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) reiterated on Thursday they will hold firm against attacks by Colombian irregular groups that seek to take control of border areas in the Venezuelan state of Apure.
An official communiqué issued on Thursday states that we will continue to employ all our combative capabilities as much as needed to neutralize these criminals, wherever they are, as we will not yield even a millimeter of the sacred territory of the Homeland to their bastard interests.