US EditionVenezuelan Government Bolsters Forces Following Trump Administration Strikes
The U.S. has launched six airstrikes targeting Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessels since summer 2025 to pressure President Maduro amid narcoterrorism claims.
- On Thursday, the Trump administration announced an airstrike on a vessel that originated from Venezuela, marking the sixth such strike since the summer in the Caribbean Sea.
- Claiming links to drug-trafficking, the administration said the vessel was a drug-smuggling craft operated by narcoterrorists and Mr Trump authorised covert CIA action.
- At least 27 people have been killed in the strikes, with at least two survivors rescued by helicopter and held in U.S. custody aboard an American vessel; operations involved guided-missile destroyers, F-35 jet fighters and about 6,500 troops.
- Venezuelan officials say they have bolstered armed forces, raised coastal alerts, closed Venezuela's embassies in Norway and Australia, and deployed 4.5 million militias across roughly 284 battle fronts.
- Critics note that the push this year follows a $US50 million bounty on President Nicolas Maduro and warns it recalls past U.S. interventions in Latin America, raising concerns on Capitol Hill.
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The Venezuelan government has beefed up its armed forces after the US launched an airstrike on Venezuelan boats it accused of transporting drugs.
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