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DOD says Venezuelan aircraft flew near U.S. Naval vessel in ‘highly provocative move’
Two Venezuelan F-16 jets conducted a close flyover of a US Navy destroyer in the southern Caribbean, challenging US counter-narcotics operations after a strike killed 11 drug traffickers.
- Two Venezuelan military aircraft flew near a United States Navy vessel in international waters, which the US Department of Defense labeled a 'highly provocative' move amid rising tensions with Venezuela.
- The Pentagon warned Venezuela to stop further provocative actions, stating that the aircraft's behavior aimed to interfere with US counter-narco-terror operations.
- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced the activation of the National Militia in response to perceived threats from Washington, stating it would cover all communities in Venezuela.
- The US has doubled a reward to $50 million for information on Maduro's drug trafficking involvement, amidst claims of extrajudicial killings related to US operations.
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The U.S. Department of Defense said Thursday that two Venezuelan military planes flew near a U.S. Navy ship in international waters, in a "highly provocative move," and warned Caracas against further escalation. Washington accuses Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of leading a drug trafficking network and raised the reward for his capture to $50 million. He also deployed warships in the Caribbean in what he called an anti-drug operation.
Two Venezuelan F-16 fighter jets flew over the USS Jason Dunham with cruise missiles in international waters in the southern Caribbean Sea on Thursday. The US Department of Defense called the flight a “highly provocative move” and urged Caracas to avoid further such moves. It came just two days after the Pentagon killed 11 people in an attack on a Venezuelan boat in international waters in the Caribbean, claiming they were drug smugglers.
The U.S. government has denounced this Thursday that two Venezuelan military aircraft have flown over a U.S. Navy vessel in what it has considered a "highly provocative action", and has warned Caracas to refrain from "interfering" in its operations against drug trafficking, amid the escalation of tensions between the two countries. "Today (this Thursday) two military aircraft of the regime of (Venezuelan President) Nicolás Maduro flew near a U.S…
"Highly Provocative": Pentagon Says Venezuela Military Plane Flying Near US Ship
The Pentagon said two Venezuelan military planes flew near a US Navy vessel in international waters Thursday, days after a deadly American strike against an alleged drug trafficking boat from Venezuela.
Two Venezuelan military aircraft flew over a U.S. warship in international waters off its coast, according to the Pentagon, in a new escalation between the two adversaries after the U.S. attacked a speedboat supposedly carrying drugs from the country. “This highly provocative maneuver was designed to interfere with our counter-narcotics operations,” the Pentagon said. It added that it strongly recommended “the cartel that governs Venezuela“ not …
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