Maduro claims 'total loyalty' of Venezuela military chiefs

CARACAS: Embattled President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday Venezuela's military chiefs had assured him of their "total loyalty," after a group of soldiers rose up in support of opposition leader Juan Guaido.

"Nerves of Steel! I have spoken with the commanders of all the (defense regions and operational zones), who have expressed their total loyalty to the People, the Constitution and the Fatherland," he said on Twitter, in his first public comment on the military uprising.

"I call for the maximum popular mobilization to assure the victory of Peace. We will overcome!" he said.