US EditionMaduro raid killed about 75 in Venezuela, U.S. officials assess
The raid killed at least 24 Venezuelan security officers and 32 Cuban personnel, with investigations underway into alleged war crimes, officials said.
- On Jan. 3, U.S. special operations forces stormed Maduro and his wife, supported by at least 150 aircraft from 8 bases, using helicopters and airstrikes.
- The raid followed long‑standing U.S. indictments and reward offers, with Biden's administration last year raising the $50 million bounty to capture Maduro for federal drug charges.
- At least 24 Venezuelan security officers were killed in the operation, Cuba reported 32 Cuban military and police officers died, and officials confirmed 56 total fatalities.
- On Tuesday, government supporters marched in Caracas and Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as acting president while U.S. officials briefed Congress and President Donald Trump defended the operation.
- The Venezuelan government alleged the raid was a `war crime`, Tarek William Saab said `dozens` died and prosecutors will investigate, Colombia plans a formal complaint, and U.S. public opinion is split with 45% opposed.
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U.S. reduces number of warships near Venezuela after Maduro raid
The fleet of U.S. warships assembled in the Caribbean Sea during the run-up to Saturday’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has begun to thin, officials said Wednesday, though the Trump administration is expected to continue military operations in the region. The shift includes the relocation of the USS Iwo Jima and the USS San Antonio to waters north of Cuba in the Atlantic Ocean, defense officials said, speaking on the condition o…
Speculation is rife that Maduro could get off on a technicality
In response to a published court transcript, one journalist has suggested that the case against the recently kidnapped president Maduro of Venezuela might already be lost: What you may have missed in this is the subtle claim that Maduro was not read his Miranda rights. It’s clear his lawyer will be absolutely contesting both the jurisdiction and process. And because of Trump’s buffoonery, we may end up having to just return Maduro to Venezuela.…
It Was Trump, Not America: The Criminal Abduction of Venezuela’s President
Nicolás Maduro, regardless of how one views his politics, was the sitting head of state and therefore entitled to full diplomatic immunity under international law. The United States, under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, has no jurisdiction to prosecute foreign heads of state captured through force.
Maduro is in custody, Vice President Rodríguez has taken over the Venezuelan government, but the supposed normality on the streets of Caracas is deceptive: people are deeply insecure, by Anne Demmer.
At Least 24 Venezuelan Security Officers Killed in US Raid to Capture Maduro
At least 24 Venezuelan security officers were killed during the U.S. military operation to capture former leader Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan military has said. This raises the official total death toll from the Jan. 3 raid to at least 56, including Cuban allies acting as security officials for the South American nation’s ruling regime. “Their spilled blood does not cry out for vengeance, but for justice and strength,” Venezuela’s military sai…
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