Venezuela to Launch Local Defense Committees as Maduro Makes Changes to Top Military Brass
Caracas, July 11, 2018 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Following news of a thwarted coup d’etat attempt and the arrest of some 40 military personnel on May 24, Venezuela’s government has decided to activate local defense committees, officially called “Committees for Security and Integral Defense.” This decision roughly coincides with the reorganization of the country’s top military leadership that customarily takes plac