SHOTLIST: CARACAS, VENEZUELA (AUG. 31, 2025) (ANADOLU – ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS OF VENEZUELANS MARCHING, CHANTING SLOGANS AND CARRYING BANNERS 2. VARIOUS OF VENEZUELANS GATHERING AROUND TENTS AND STALLS 3. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE TO SIGN UP FOR MILITIA 4. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE SIGNING FOR MILITACARACAS, VENEZUELA - AUG. 31, 2025: Venezuelans rallied in Caracas at the weekend to denounce U.S. threats over the deployment of American warships in the Caribbean. Nationwide demonstrations included enlistment points where participants signed up for the militia, voicing both support for President Nicolás Maduro and a pledge to defend the country. US President Donald Trump previously signed executive orders authorizing increased military use to combat Latin American drug cartels on-site. A naval group consisting of one submarine and seven warships has been deployed to Caribbean waters off Venezuela following Trump's directive. The US Treasury Department designated the Cartel de los Soles as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist organization on July 25, alleging that Maduro has led the drug trafficking organization for over a decade. The US government raised the reward for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's arrest or conviction from $25 million to $50 million on Aug. 8. Maduro previously said on Aug. 18 that Venezuela would defend, liberate, observe and patrol its seas, skies and lands, noting that no one could touch Venezuela's territories or those of South America.