Overview

• Nicolás Maduro formalized the integration of more than 4.5 million civilian militiamen into neighborhood security duties across Venezuela.
• He called a nationwide weekend alistamiento for militiamen, reservists, and volunteers at military bases, central plazas, and community defense sites.
• U.S. defense sources confirmed a task group near Venezuela that includes three destroyers, surveillance aircraft, a submarine, and roughly 4,000 Marines under a counter-narcotics mission.
• Washington this month doubled the reward to $50 million for information leading to Maduro’s capture while prosecutors advanced cases and seized over $700 million in linked assets.
• Caracas rejected the U.S. accusations as destabilizing, and analysts say current indicators point to maritime pressure rather than a planned ground invasion.