Guyana says soldiers attacked in disputed border region with Venezuela

Guyana Claims Soldiers Were Attacked Three Times In Region Disputed With Venezuela

Guyanese forces said they were attacked three different times in a region it controls but Venezuela claims as its own

The Government of Venezuela denounced this Friday, in a statement, the statements issued by the Guyana Defense Force, which seek to hold Venezuela responsible for alleged attacks against Guyanese troops on the Cuyuní River. READ ALSO: Guyana threatens to arrest Venezuelans who exercise their right to vote in the Esequibo “All the records, reports and indications collected by our Bolivarian National Armed Forces clearly demonstrate that such info…

The Guyan troops are said to have reacted "moderately" to Venezuela's attacks along the Cuyuní River. The two countries are fighting over the Essequibo area.

Guyana Soldiers Attacked by Venezuela Amid Oil Territory Dispute

In a significant escalation of the longstanding territorial dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region made famous by a string of ExxonMobil discoveries, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) said on Thursday that its troops were attacked by armed individuals in civilian clothing from the Venezuelan side of the Cuyuni River, the Guardian reported.  According to the GDF, three separate attacks occurred within a 24-hour period along a stretch of the rive…

The attacks took place in the Essequibo region, the oil-rich region contested by Guyana and Venezuela.

Guyana says soldiers attacked in disputed border region with Venezuela

Guyana said Thursday its soldiers had come under attack three times in 24 hours in a disputed oil-rich border region where neighbor Venezuela plans to hold elections this month.