The U.S. could be heading toward involvement in another global conflict as tensions between Venezuela and neighboring Guyana skyrocket following a controversial referendum that sparked fears of a land grab in South America.
The U.S. military said on Thursday that its Southern Command forces would carry out “flight operations within Guyana” later in the day, and that Washington would “continue its commitment as Guyana’s trusted security partner.”
On Sunday, voters in Venezuela backed the proposals of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over the contested Essequibo region, which has been a bone of contention between Venezuela and Guyana for more than a century.
The resource-rich Essequibo region is controlled by Georgetown, making up more than two-thirds of Guyana’s territory. An 1899 ruling declared Essequibo a part of Guyana, which was then a British colony.A 1966 agreement between the U.K. and Venezuela to resolve the dispute has not stopped the flaring of […]
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