Overview

• Government-organized registration in plazas across Venezuela drew large turnouts that officials described as voluntary national defense, while opposition leader María Corina Machado urged citizens to stay away.
• Nicolás Maduro set additional mass enlistment for Friday–Saturday, August 29–30, saying centers were overwhelmed during the initial weekend drive.
• Interior minister Diosdado Cabello announced more than 15,000 troops and police to reinforce anti-narcotics operations in Táchira and Zulia, with added aircraft, drones and riverine patrols.
• Venezuela outlined a tighter Colombia coordination through a planned binational security operation across Zulia, Táchira, Apure and Amazonas, and elevated its ambassador in Bogotá to general in reserve.
• The United States has increased a reward for Maduro to $50 million and is moving three warships with thousands of personnel toward the Caribbean to target drug flows, with no firm arrival date reported.