Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Defecting Venezuelan troops

In APNews, Christine Amario reports on defections in the Venezuela military.
Over 320 mostly low-ranking soldiers fled in a span of four days, Colombian immigration officials said Tuesday.

...While Guaido has proposed amnesty to military officers who back him, the low-ranking soldiers who have defected say breaking ranks with Maduro is all but impossible. Even as the number fleeing swells, they represent a small percentage of the at least 200,000 troops in Venezuela’s army.
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