GDF Patrol Comes Under Fire Twice Along Cuyuni River
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The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) reported on Wednesday that one of its patrols faced “tight fire twice” when conducting security operations on the border with Venezuela, in Region Seven of the country. Both incidents occurred on the Cuyuni River while the patrol was escorting several civilian vessels on Tuesday afternoon, according to the GDF statement, which indicated that its troops responded to the attacks and there were no injuries. GDF stated…
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) reported on Wednesday, May 6, that one of its patrols suffered two shooting attacks while conducting security operations along the border with Venezuela, in Region Seven of the country. GDF reported that the incidents occurred on the Cuyuní River in the afternoon of this Tuesday, 5, when the unit escorted three civilian vessels with persons and cargo from Makapa to Eterinbang. According to the official statement, t…
Venezuela’s Foreign Minister, Yván Gil, described the Guyana government’s denunciation of an attack on a patrol on the border with the Caribbean country, in which a Guyanese soldier was wounded on Wednesday. “It is already exhausting that the Government of Guyana resorts, time and time again, to this attack [...] The Venezuela entry calls Guyana’s report of an attack on its border was first published in Information Focus.
GDF patrol comes under fire twice during security operations in Reg. 7
See full statement from the Guyana Defence Force: The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) confirms that one of its patrols encountered hostile fire twice yesterday afternoon while conducting border security operations in Region Seven. Both incidents occurred in the Cuyuni River at approximately 1610 hours and 1650 hours respectively at known locations. On each occasion, the […] The post GDF patrol comes under fire twice during security operations in Reg.…
GDF patrol comes under fire twice along Cuyuni River
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Wednesday confirmed that one of its patrols came under hostile fire on two separate occasions while conducting border security operations along the Cuyuni River in Region Seven. According to the GDF, the incidents occurred on Tuesday afternoon at approximately 16:10 hrs and 16:50 hrs at known locations along the […]
GDF patrol comes under “hostile fire” again, no one injured
Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 7:52 by Writer The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) on Wednesday said one of its patrols encountered hostile fire twice on Tuesday afternoon while conducting border security operations in Region Seven. The defence force said both incidents occurred in the Cuyuni River at approximately 4:10 p.m. and 4:50 p.m. […]
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