According to Nicaraguan media, the entry of Russian forces was planned and coordinated with the Nicaraguan Army. Russian units will also assist Nicaragua in fighting ”illicit activities“ in ...

Constitutional reforms proposed by Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega to further consolidate power by extending his control ...

Nicaragua's government announced Monday. The younger Ortega became the head of the Sandinista army and the country’s defense minister after the overthrow of dictator Anastasio Somoza in 1979.

(Reuters) -Constitutional reforms proposed by Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega ... allow it to order the army to intervene to support the police, and permit security agents to temporarily ...