The Palestinian-Israeli conflict has just ceased fire for a week, and the flames of war in Latin America are about to ignite again!Several ** reports have revealed that Venezuela is preparing to compete with Guyana for the "historic territory" it claims.
On November 30, Greece's Pentapostagma** reported that Venezuela was preparing to invade Guyana, which claims "historical territory" and that Venezuela's upcoming attack would focus on the disputed Essequibo region, which is rich in precious minerals and oil.
The sudden tension in Latin America stems from the recent release by Brazil of an intelligence showing that the Venezuelan army is about to launch a military operation against Guyana in the coming days, and that Brazilian and U.S. armed forces may step in to support Guyana.
The commander of the Venezuelan army said strongly that it is planned to use more than 3560,000 military personnel and 120,000 police to protect the territorial integrity of the country. According to **, Venezuela's war against Guyana is being fought on two fronts, including along the coast and through indigenous protected areas. There is no doubt that the outbreak of war between Venezuela and Guyana will destabilize the entire Latin American region and open up another hot front on the world stage, after Ukraine and Gaza.
For the time being, the Brazilian Air Force is on alert to deal with the movement of Venezuelan military equipment and personnel near the Guyana border. The U.S. Army Command also intervened in the conflict, sending parts of the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade to Guyana.
Guyana is located in the northern part of South America, bordering Venezuela to the northwest, Brazil to the south, and Suriname to the east, with an area of 214.97 million square kilometers. Although Guyana is small, it has territorial disputes with Suriname and Venezuela. Venezuela, in particular, has repeatedly publicly declared that Spanish Guiana, the land west of the Essequibo River, belongs to Venezuela. And Essequibo area 15At 950,000 square kilometres, or two-thirds of Guyana's land area, it is a vast area between the two countries rich in oil and precious minerals.
Venezuela believes that Essequibo has belonged to Venezuela since the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Relations between the two countries escalated abruptly after Guyana granted ExxonMobil a concession to produce oil on the continental shelf, the boundaries of which have not yet been demarcated, following the discovery of a large offshore oil field in Essequibo in 2015. Venezuela plans to hold a referendum on December 3 to protect Venezuela's rights to Guyana's Essequibo territory.
Brazil's new report adds fuel to tensions between Venezuela and Guyana, which could lead to a new military conflict in the region and broader instability.
Compared to Venezuela, Guyana is weak and simply unable to compete. However, Guyana has deepened cooperation with the United States and hugged the thighs of the Americans. Since 2022, the U.S. Army Special Forces, established to advise and assist partner nations, have conducted several joint Xi exercises with the Guyana military. In addition, the US Southern Command plans to establish a military base in Guyana-Essequibo.
On November 30, the Guyana Chronicle reported that against the backdrop of deteriorating relations between Guyana and Venezuela due to territorial claims, the U.S. Army** met with the Army in the South American country of Guyana to discuss deepening cooperation and consultations, and the two sides discussed upcoming events, "including strategic planning meetings and processes aimed at improving the military readiness and capabilities of both countries to respond to security threats." ”
It is uncertain whether Venezuela will fight Guyana, but it is worth noting that Brazil's Ministry of Defense has begun to focus on strengthening security along its northern border. Russia's TASS news agency reported that due to tensions between Venezuela and Guyana over a territorial dispute, Brazil's Ministry of Defense decided to send additional troops to defend the country's northern border, with local news portal **G1 citing a statement from Brazil's Ministry of Defense stating that "the military presence in the country's northern border area has increased." ”
At present, Maduro has made tough remarks in Venezuela, "No one can deal with Venezuela, whether it is the gringo empire, the US Southern Command, or politicians such as Guyana on ExxonMobil payroll." "With the Venezuelan referendum date approaching, coupled with the involvement of the US military, there may be a real fight.