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Venezuelan Bolivarian National Guard officers fire teargase towards resident that try to walks to the Military base Paramacay in Valencia, Venezuela, Sunday Aug. 6, 2017. Venezuelan ruling party chief Diosdado Cabello said the military squashed a &quot;terrorist&quot; attack at the military base Sunday, shortly after a small group of men dressed in military fatigues released a video declaring themselves in rebellion. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Hernandez)

Venezuelans watch the military for signs of fraying loyalty

By JORGE RUEDA and JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

Venezuelan General Prosecutor Luisa Ortega Diaz, third left, is surrounded by loyal employees of the General Prosecutor's office, as she was barred from entering her office by security forces, outside of the General Prosecutor headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. Security forces surrounded the entrance ahead of a session of the newly-installed constitutional assembly in which the pro-government body is expected to debate the onetime loyalist turned arch critic's removal. (AP Photo/Wil Riera)

The Latest: Maduro says ‘truth’ panel to punish for unrest

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Venezuela constitutional assembly removes chief prosecutor

By Jorge Rueda and Joshua Goodman - Associated Press

Venezuelan General Prosecutor Luisa Ortega Diaz, left, is surrounded by loyal employees of the General Prosecutor's office, as she was barred from entering by security forces, outside of the General Prosecutor headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017. Security forces surrounded the entrance ahead of a session of the newly-installed constitutional assembly in which the pro-government body is expected to debate the onetime loyalist turned arch critic's removal. (AP Photo/Wil Riera)

The Latest: US official: Intervention unlikely in Venezuela

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In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro shows his ballot after casting a vote for a constitutional assembly in Caracas, Venezuela on Sunday, July 30, 2017. Maduro asked for global acceptance on Sunday as he cast an unusual pre-dawn vote for an all-powerful constitutional assembly that his opponents fear he'll use to replace Venezuelan democracy with a single-party authoritarian system. (Miraflores Press Office via AP)

Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s president, says new assembly to convene soon

By Michael Weissenstein - Associated Press

A pedestrian walks next to a message on a wall formed with Venezuelan currency that reads in Spanish: “The Constituent Assembly is a fraud”, in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, July 31, 2017. Electoral authorities said more than 8 million people voted Sunday to create a constitutional assembly endowing President Nicolas Maduro's ruling party with virtually unlimited powers - a figure widely disputed by independent analysts. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

The Latest: 2 Venezuelan judges shelter in Chilean residence

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A banner with the image of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez sits outside of his home in Caracas, Venezuela. Allies of two Venezuelan opposition leaders say Mr. Lopez and Antonio Ledezma were taken by authorities from the homes where they were under house arrest. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump warns Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela president, to release opposition leaders

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Saturday, July 8, 2017, file photo, Venezuela's opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez holds a national flag as he greets supporters outside his home in Caracas, Venezuela, following his release from prison and being placed under house arrest after more than three years in military lockup. Allies of two Venezuelan opposition leaders say Lopez and Antonio Ledezma have been taken by authorities from the homes where they were under house arrest. Video posted on the Twitter account of Lopez's wife early Tuesday, Aug. 1, shows a man being taken away from a Caracas home by state security agents. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

2 Venezuelan opposition leaders jailed as crisis escalates

By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN - Associated Press

In this Saturday, July 8, 2017, file photo, Venezuela's opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez holds a national flag as he greets supporters outside his home in Caracas, Venezuela, following his release from prison and being placed under house arrest after more than three years in military lockup. Allies of two Venezuelan opposition leaders say Lopez and Antonio Ledezma have been taken by authorities from the homes where they were under house arrest. Video posted on the Twitter account of Lopez's wife early Tuesday, Aug. 1, shows a man being taken away from a Caracas home by state security agents. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Leopoldo Lopez, Antonio Ledezma missing: Police take 2 Venezuela opposition leaders from homes

By Michael Weissenstein - Associated Press

In this photo released by Miraflores Press Office, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures after he casts his ballot as he votes for a constitutional assembly in Caracas, Venezuela on Sunday, July 30, 2017. (Miraflores Press Office via AP)

Trump admin hits Venezuela’s Maduro with sanctions: ‘He is now a dictator’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Venezuelan Bolivarian National police move away from the flames after an explosion at Altamira square during clashes against anti-government demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, July 30, 2017. The explosion injured several officers and damaged several of their motorcycles. The officers were then seen throwing several privately owned motorcycles into the remaining fire in reprisal. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela election sees voters stay home as government tries to change constitution

By Frederic Puglie — Special to The Washington Times

Venezuelans voters will use special government-issued ID cards that have two numbers on the back. Plugged into the electoral system database, the numbers generate the identities of two people. (Associated Press/File)

Nicolas Maduro’s Venezuela assembly vote method raises more worry

By Nicole Ault - The Washington Times

A sign with a message that reads in Spanish: &quot;No more dictatorship&quot; is attached to a rope formig part of a barricade made by demonstrators during a 48-hour general strike beginning Wednesday in protest of government plans to rewrite the constitution in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 26, 2017. Streets were quiet Wednesday morning in much of the capital, Caracas, as many residents stayed home in observance of the strike. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

The Latest: Man slain at protest in western Venezuela

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Colombia’s Avianca halts Venezuela flights, citing security

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