Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Venezuela has beefed up its troop presence along the border with Colombia amid heightened tension between the two South American nations.
Caracas has sent about one thousand troops to the border, citing the threat of an armed conflict with Bogota.
“We have a reinforcement of 980 to 1,000 troops for the protection of the border, but there are no unusual operations; we are staying on alert,” Reuters quoted Franklin Marquez, a regional commander for the Venezuelan National Guard, as saying on Monday.
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http://www.presstv.i … §ionid=351020704
Friday, July 23, 2010
Venezuela has cut ties with Colombia, after being accused of harbouring FARC rebels.
At a meeting of the Organisation of American States (OAS), Colombian ambassador Luis Alfonso Hoyos demanded an international commission investigate sites in Venezuela where the guerrillas are believed to be hiding.
He accused Caracas of helping rebels responsible for kidnappings, drug-trafficking and murder.
Speaking at the OAS meeting, Hoyos said: “Colombia does not want to return to this nightmare. And I say to the people of Venezuela, don’t let yourselves be enslaved by this nightmare. It is a tragedy we have suffered.”
The News:
http://www.euronews. … nship-with-colombia/
Sunday, July 18, 2010
The Organization of American States (OAS) is to hold a special meeting on 22 July to hear Colombia’s complaint that Venezuela tolerates Colombian rebel camps on its territory.
Colombia says it has strong evidence that Venezuela is providing a safe haven for left-wing guerrillas.
Venezuela strongly denies the charge.
It has accused Colombia’s President, Alvaro Uribe, of trying to provoke a diplomatic crisis before he leaves office next month.
“Colombia has the right to denounce in front of the international community the presence of guerrillas in Venezuela”, Colombian Interior Minister Fabio Valencia said.
The News:
http://www.bbc.co.uk … tin-america-10674859
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Worsen the balance of violence linked to drug trafficking who has bloodied Mexico. After slaughter by narcos of almost 80 death of last week, during last 24 hours, have been killed more than 43 people.
Fifteen policemen have been gunned down in an ambush in Zitacuaro, in Michoacoan state.
Twenty eight prisoners instead are death during a shootout happened in Maztlan prison, in mexican state of Sinaloa.
The News:
http://www.tgcom.med … articolo484069.shtml
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Three people died, including a police officer, and one agent is still missing after presumed narcoterrorists opened fire against a coca eradication brigade.
According to the Peruvian Police, the attack was started at 10am by some snipers hiding in the rainforest.
Some witnesses that preferred to remain anonymous told EFE news agency that they did not know if the attackers were related to drug traffic only or if they were Shining Path guerrilla remnants.
The News:
http://www.livinginp … -eradication-brigade
http://news.bbc.co.u … americas/8648299.stm