Taking Off the Gloves
A Nicaraguan opposition group claimed responsibility Sunday for a series of explosions that rocked the country over the weekend, signaling a change in tactics by those against the regime of President Daniel Ortega.
The little-known Nicaraguan Patriotic Alliance (APN) said it executed a “a series of actions of a military nature” and will continue to do so until Ortega is gone.
“All these actions are carried out and will continue to be carried out…until the dictatorship is broken,” the group said on Saturday, according to Reuters.
Although there were no casualties, the move marks a turning point: Until now, opponents of the regime have largely remained peaceful.
The Central American nation has been gripped by a political crisis since April 2018, when Ortega’s government announced a plan to cut welfare benefits.
Since then, more than 300 people have died in clashes between pro-government forces and protesters, and thousands have been forced into exile.
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