Venezuela opposition split over possible U.S. action


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  • Saturday, 01 Nov 2025

Members of the National Militia participate in a military drill following Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's call to defend national sovereignty, amid rising tensions with the U.S., in Caracas, Venezuela October 4, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

(Reuters) -The two main leaders of Venezuela's opposition are increasingly divided over looming U.S. actions targeting the country, even as a crackdown against opposition figures continues, politicians and analysts say.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has conducted at least 14 strikes on small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific since early September, killing dozens of people, in what it says are targeted strikes against drug smugglers.

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