On September 1 local time, Venezuelan President Maduro announced thatRecruitment for the country's militia is at a record high, and 8.20 million Venezuelans have volunteered to join the group。
Maduro said the national conscription was a "national consensus" for U.S. military deployment in the Caribbean. After two rounds of registration procedures, conscription registration will be open to the public as a regular process due to the high enthusiasm of the public for participation. The second phase will be launched this week, which will carry out large-scale preparations and training operations in 5336 communities and 15751 comprehensive defense bases.
According to US media reports on August 20, US President Donald Trump decided to deploy an amphibious fleet in the Caribbean waters near Venezuela on the grounds of "combating Latin America drug cartels". The report quoted sources as saying that it includes three amphibious assault ships and dock landing ships, carrying about 2,200 Marines. Venezuelan President Maduro condemned the United States on the 22nd for attempting to subvert the Venezuelan regime by terrorist and military means. (Headquarters reporters, Ma Tianjing, Gong Xiangcheng)