Posted 4/4/2024, 2:26:00 AM
Maduro Accuses U.S. of Building Secret Military Bases in Disputed Guyana Region to Target Venezuela
- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the US of building "secret military bases" in the disputed Essequibo region of Guyana
- Maduro claimed the bases were built by the US Southern Command and CIA to prepare for an "escalation against Venezuela"
- The bases are seen as an "aggression" against southern/eastern Venezuela per Maduro
- Maduro alleges Guyana is governed by the US Southern Command, CIA, and ExxonMobil rather than President Irfaan Ali
- The dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region has intensified since the 2015 discovery of oil deposits there by ExxonMobil