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Venezuelan Army Reportedly Conducting Forced Conscriptions In Mining Regions Due To Low Voluntary Turnout

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro (Credit: Getty Images)

The Venezuela army is reportedly conducting forced conscriptions to the civilian militias due to low voluntary turnout and as tensions with the U.S: continue to escalate, with American assets deployed off the coast of the South American country.

Infobae reported on Thursday that the army will again sign up volunteers this weekend, and has already forcefully recruited people in states like Bolivar. "They are taking young people. They come in Army trucks and vans," a source told the outlet. Another person said people were taken off the street.

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