Venezuelan Authorities claim that the security forces of the country foiled an attempt of an armed invasion from abroad, near Caracas. During the incident killed eight people, the remaining two were captured. Reportedly, the attackers were going to kill the leaders of the “revolutionary government” of Nicolas Maduro.
the Minister of internal Affairs of Venezuela, Nestor Reverol reported that a group of “terrorist mercenaries” arrived from Colombia by speedboat, intending to overthrow the government of Nicolas Maduro, but the attackers were stopped in the port of La Guaira, near Caracas. A platoon of mercenaries tried to go ashore, but were defeated by the security forces.
responsibility for the attack was taken by retired us green beret Jordan Hudro and retired Venezuelan army captain Javier Nieto. In posted in they said “usernam the beginning of the” so-called “Operation Gideon”. According to them, in operations across the country were involved in other armed cell.
“it is clear that both democratic and political measures have been exhausted,” said the captain Nieto in a video defending the decision to try to overthrow the socialist government of Venezuela by force.
Minister of defense of Venezuela Vladimir Padrino Lopez announced a sweep in the capital shortly after the authorities said they repelled a sortie of the armed opponents of the authorities.
“a Group of mercenaries tried to crush our sacred land and received a decisive rebuff from the weapons of our Republic”, – said Vladimir Padrino Lopez condemned the “rough” imperialist invasion. According to the Minister, President Maduro ordered troops to scour the Caribbean coast of the country in search of accomplices of the attackers.
after Caracas announced the defeat of the mercenary group, the aforementioned 43-year-old Jordan Goodro has released a video in which he said that the battle is not yet over: “Our people continue to fight right now.” However, the former U.S. special forces medic who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, has not presented any evidence to support his claims. Reports of the fighting in the Venezuelan capital was received.
In Caracas say that over the foiled plot is a retired Venezuelan General cleaver Alcala, who recently surrendered to the law enforcement bodies of the USA in connection with the presentation, in his address the accusations of involvement in drug trafficking. Before that, who was in exile in Colombia, the General Alcala stated that he is going to organize a military intervention in Venezuela to overthrow nicolás Maduro.
Venezuelan authorities have charged with attempted invasion of the United States, Colombia and international drug cartels. It is argued that Odien of the detainees admitted that was an agent of the American Management on struggle against drugs, and that the captured militants were helmets with flags of the United States.
This is not the first attempt by force to overthrow the leftist government of Venezuela. Back on April 30 last year, the opposition leader Juan Guido that in dozens of countries, including the United States and great Britain, recognized as the legitimate interim President of the country, attempted to foment a military uprising called “Operation Freedom”. However, these efforts have failed, and Maduro facing enormous challenges due to the overwhelming socio-economic crisis, exacerbated by the pandemic, remains in power.
