Overview

• President Nicolás Maduro ordered training for civilians, reservists and militia in 312 barracks and units, saying participants should learn weapons handling and tactical skills.
• The operation covers 284 fronts of action nationwide with deployments across key coastal states, and Maduro claims more than 5,000 communal militia units are active.
• State media showed citizens and FANB personnel reporting for exercises in Caracas and in the states of Trujillo, Miranda, Bolívar and Amazonas.
• Maduro says at least 25,000 troops are positioned in border and coastal areas, while senior allies escalated rhetoric, with Diosdado Cabello invoking a “revolutionary war” if attacked.
• Washington maintains eight warships, a nuclear-powered submarine and F-35s staged to Puerto Rico for counternarcotics operations, alongside a $50 million reward tied to U.S. accusations that Maduro leads the ‘Cartel de los Soles’.