Guyana attacked by Venezuela: 6 wounded

In what will be seen as a major escalation, well-placed sources in the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) confirmed last night to Stabroek News that six soldiers were injured following an ambush by two boats of 12 members of the Venezuelan “syndicato” gang at a location in the Cuyuni River.

Guyana holds Venezuela responsible for shooting of soldiers
Feb 18, 2025 News

— Minister Todd tells Venezuelan Ambassador

Kaieteur News- Guyana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Hugh Todd, on Tuesday summoned the Venezuelan Ambassador to Guyana over the shooting of six Guyanese Soldiers in the Cuyuni River, Region Seven.

The soldiers were on patrol duties when masked gun men suspected to be sindicatos ambushed them between Eteringbang and Makapa. at around 15:45hrs. on Monday. The Guyana Defence Defence Force (GDF) ranks returned fire and ended up in a shoot-out during which six of them were shot. New details have since emerged that the gunmen did not escape unhurt. Several of them were shot too.

Wounded Soldiers being medically evacuated
Feb 18, 2025 News

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) in a statement in on Tuesday said that the six wounded soldiers shot on Tuesday while on patrol duties in the Cuyuni River, Region Seven are “currently being medically evacuated to Georgetown”.

The soldiers were reportedly ambushed by a Venezuelan Gang and were receiving medical care at the Makapa GDF Observation Post.