US EditionCuba Releases Details of 32 Officers Killed in US Strike on Venezuela as US Defends Attack
Cuba confirmed the deaths of 32 soldiers defending Maduro in a U.S. strike, calling it an act of aggression amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
- On Tuesday, Cuba's state media published names and photographs of 32 Cuban troops it says were killed by the U.S. while defending Nicolás Maduro, noting they lost their lives after fierce resistance.
- Maduro, who is indicted in the Southern District of New York, faces charges including narco-terrorism and cocaine importation conspiracies.
- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez proclaimed two days of mourning during Monday and Tuesday, praising soldiers who `honorably fulfilled their duty`.
- The U.N. Security Council is set to hold a meeting to address the United States operation, while Russia and China are expected to press their case against the intervention in international forums.
- Cash-Strapped Cuba has long exchanged doctors and security forces for Venezuelan oil—about 35,000 barrels of oil a day—and that arrangement now looks under threat as Caracas faces a U.S. blockade.
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The United States needed to kill 32 Cuban military personnel, 24 Venezuelans and two civilian women to kidnap the then president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores. Cuban authorities revealed on Tuesday, January 6, the identities and photos of their victims. And the Venezuelan army has confirmed, four days after the execution of the so-called Operation Absolute Resolution, the death of 24 military personnel. Regarding the killing of civ…
Venezuela's security apparatus relies heavily on Cuban forces. 32 Cubans died in the U.S. military action. Two days of state violence were ordered in Cuba.
Many analysts had pointed out that the dictator's first personal safety circle was made up mainly of Cubans, something that Ca...
"Honor and Gloria": Cuba Declassifies Names and Photos of Its 32 Fallen in Venezuela in Us Operation
The Cuban authorities confirmed on Tuesday the identity of the 32 members of their forces killed during the Saturday attack by the United States against Venezuela, which resulted in the capture of the president of the South American country, Nicolás Maduro, who appeared Monday before a New York court. The names and photographs of the dead have been published by the official newspaper ‘Granma’ in an article entitled ‘Honor and glory!’, in which h…
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