Operation Catatumbo Lightning deploys over 5,000 troops across an area of approximately 10,000 km². On Friday morning, at the start of the military operation Catatumbo Lightning, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino-Lopez highlighted all the efforts that his country’s authorities have made to achieve peace in Colombia at the request of the neighboring country’s government. RELATED: […]

So far 2,000 Venezuelan soldiers and police officers have been deployed in the Catatumbo area within Venezuelan territory. On Friday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro confirmed the launch of the military operation Catatumbo Lightning, which had been announced earlier by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. RELATED: Venezuela Launches ‘Catatumbo Lightning’ Military Operation on Border With Colombia “A […]