Attack on Fort Paramacay

Attack on Fort Paramacay
	Part of Crisis in Venezuela (2010-present)
	; Soldiers detain the occupants of a vehicle after the assault.
Date	6 August 2017
Location	Naguanagua, Carabobo, Venezuela
Result	Rebel attack repelled by government forces; some weapons captured by the opposition.
Belligerents
Venezuela Bolivarian government Venezuelan Army Supported by Venezuelan National Guard;	Opposition military personnel Military dissidents; Supported by Civilian opposition
Commanders and leaders
Vladimir Padrino López (Commander-in-chief)	Juan Caguaripano (Commander)
Strength
approx. 900 soldiers of the 41st Command Brigade	20 dissidents
Casualties and losses
Unknown	2 dead; 1 injured ; 7 captured

The attack on Fort Paramacay, code name Operation David, was a military assault carried out in the morning of Sunday, August 6, 2017, between 3:50 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. in the Venezuelan town of Naguanagua, Carabobo.

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