s ▁and ▁Ne vis , ▁Sur in ame , ▁Tr in idad ▁and ▁Tob ago ). ▁ ▁Domin ica ▁and ▁Gren ada ▁were ▁absent . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Venez uel an ▁Red ▁Cross ▁aff ir med ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁distribution ▁of ▁the ▁aid ▁while ▁remaining ▁outside ▁the ▁president ial ▁crisis . ▁Co vers ely , ▁the ▁Colomb ian ▁Red ▁Cross ▁declared ▁that ▁it ▁will ▁not ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁operation ▁without ▁prior ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁International ▁Red ▁Cross ▁and ▁Red ▁C res cent ▁Mov ement . ▁ ▁De fe ctions ▁ ▁Gu a id ó ▁encourag ed ▁military ▁personnel ▁and ▁security ▁officials ▁to ▁withdraw ▁support ▁from ▁Mad uro . ▁During ▁the ▁attempt ▁to ▁bring ▁human itar ian ▁aid ▁into ▁Venezuela , ▁hundreds ▁of ▁lower ▁level ▁troops ▁fled ▁across ▁the ▁border ▁to ▁seek ▁refuge ▁in ▁Colombia . ▁As ▁of ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁since ▁the ▁border ▁cl ash es ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁began , ▁ 1 , 2 8 5 ▁Venez uel an ▁military ▁personnel ▁and ▁police ▁have ▁broken ▁ranks . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Human itar ian ▁inter vention ▁ ▁Venezuela – Col omb ia ▁migr ant ▁crisis ▁ ▁C ensor ship ▁and ▁media ▁control ▁during ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁president ial ▁crisis ▁ ▁P emon ▁conflict ▁▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic ▁in ▁Venezuela ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 2 0 1 9 ▁in ▁Brazil ▁Category : 2 0 1 9 ▁in ▁Colombia ▁Category : 2