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Former Trump National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster on Venezuela Raid that Captured Maduro

  • U.S. special forces conducted Operation Absolute Resolve, targeting Nicolás Maduro's safe house in Venezuela, as President Donald Trump observed the operation on a video feed from the USS Iwo Jima.
  • Approximately 150 military aircraft, including F-22 Raptors and F-35 fighters, launched strikes on Venezuelan military sites starting around 2 a.m. Caracas time.
  • Maduro and his wife were captured within seconds and were transported to the U.S. aboard the USS Iwo Jima by U.S. troops.
  • Maduro faces charges of narco-terrorism in New York, with Trump's administration viewing the operation as part of a broader strategy against drug trafficking.
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On Saturday night, US special forces secretly entered Venezuela's largest military base and took the country's president prisoner.

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Axios broke the news in Washington, United States on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
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