Venezuelan military conducts drills on Colombian border to 'intercept invasion'

Venezuela's armed forces carried out military drills along the Colombian bo...

Members of the National Guard take part in a military exercise in Garcia Hevia airport in La Fria, Venezuela September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez

The armed forces’ Strategic Operational Commander, Remigio Ceballos, said 150,000 troops were conducting activities “related to security, exploration and the interception of any invasion of Venezuelan territory.” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has repeatedly warned of an invasion from Colombia, coordinated by the U.S. government, but there is no evidence one is forthcoming.

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