US EditionDemocrats rip Trump administration for ‘illegal’ strikes on Venezuela
Overnight strikes targeted Venezuelan military to protect U.S. personnel; Maduro and his wife were captured and flown out, marking a significant regime change, Trump said.
- On January 3, President Donald Trump announced overnight a large-scale US strike on Caracas, Venezuela, saying Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores were captured and flown out.
- After months of escalating tensions and an anti-drugs campaign, President Trump authorised covert CIA operations and deployed the USS Gerald R. Ford with around 15,000 personnel offshore.
- As planned during hours of darkness, the extraction combined bombing of multiple bases with a Delta Force stealth assault, while helicopter extraction teams arrived just after 0100 EDT under heavy fire, supported by more than 150 aircraft.
- Lawmakers immediately split over the operation, with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., saying `It's about oil and regime change` and Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., calling it an `illegal war` lacking congressional approval.
- Internationally, the strikes prompted immediate concern as the U.N. human rights chief demanded investigation, Russia and Iran backed Venezuela, Colombia alerted its army, and US troops’ future role remained unclear.
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