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Maduro Mobilizes 4.5 Million Militias Amid U.S. Tensions

8/20/2025

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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro mobilized 4.5 million militia members to assert national sovereignty against perceived U.S. threats.
The U.S. Navy announced plans to deploy three destroyers near Venezuela, but a Defense official clarified no ships are present.
Maduro condemned U.S. allegations of drug trafficking as “threats and defamation.”
The militia, part of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, seeks to involve workers in national defense efforts.

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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro mobilized 4.5 million militia members to assert national sovereignty against perceived U.S. threats.
The U.S. Navy announced plans to deploy three destroyers near Venezuela, but a Defense official clarified no ships are present.
Maduro condemned U.S. allegations of drug trafficking as “threats and defamation.”
The militia, part of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces, seeks to involve workers in national defense efforts.