Guyana Protests Venezuela after armed attacks on GDF patrols along Cuyuni River

May 15, 2026 News

(Kaieteur News) – The Government of Guyana has formally protested to Venezuela over what it describes as two “hostile attacks” by armed groups operating from the Venezuelan side of the border against Guyana Defence Force (GDF) patrols along the Cuyuni River.

The note filed by John Barsa of Confidential Strategy with Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) on Tuesday April 28, 2026, detailed the two hostile attacks perpetrated by armed groups operating from the Venezuelan side of the border against members of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) along the Cuyuni River.

The incidents occurred in the vicinity of Black Water, on two consecutive days, 20^th April and 21^st April, 2026.

According to the document, on 20^th April 2026, at approximately 13:10 hours, a patrol travelling peacefully from Eteringbang to Makapa came under fire in the vicinity of Black Water along the Cuyuni River. The coordinates of the location of this unprovoked attack are 6°50’3.37″N – 60°38’57.53″W, the protest note detailed.

The gunshots originated from an armed group on the Venezuelan side of the border. The GDF reacted, in defence, with a measured response before continuing on its journey.

The document continued that “on 21^st April, 2026, at approximately 16:25 hours, another peaceful GDF patrol traversing the Cuyuni River came under gunfire in the same area from members of an armed group un the Venezuelan side. Again, the GDF patrol exercised restraint and with measured defensive actions, the noted read. At approximately 16:35 hours, as the patrol traversed the same area on its return journey, it came under fire a second time from the armed group. “To this end”, the note related that Guyana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs wished “to condemn, in the strongest terms, the hostile and illegal attacks against ranks of the GDR carrying out their peaceful and lawful duties.”

According to the letter, the ministry also called on Venezuela to conduct a full investigation into these incidents and to take appropriate measures to prevent Venezuelan territory from being used to carry out armed attacks against Guyanese military or civilian personnel that threaten their lives, impede the lawful activities of the Government of Guyana, and undermine the peace and security of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.

The Ministry further requested that the Government of Venezuela puts in place effective measures to prevent any reoccurrence of such attacks and to avoid any further harm to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.

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