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Thirty-Two Cubans Killed During US Attack on Venezuela
The U.S. operation killed 32 Cuban military and intelligence personnel supporting Maduro in Venezuela, Cuba announced, declaring two days of mourning for the fallen officers.
- On Saturday, U.S. forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in Caracas and flew them to New York to face prosecution after air strikes and an elite assault.
- Officials tied the operation to long-standing narco-terrorism charges against Maduro, citing drug-trafficking concerns and oil quarantine leverage as described by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said, `We want Venezuela to move in a certain direction.`
- Havana announced that those killed were military and intelligence personnel, with 32 Cuban nationals dead and two days of mourning declared on January 5 and 6.
- The action sparked diplomatic backlash as Cuba's President Miguel Díaz‑Canel called it `state terrorism`, with Russia, China, Iran, Mexico, and Colombia condemning the raid and experts citing UN Charter violations.
- President Donald Trump signalled further pressure on Havana, saying Cuba is 'ready to fall' because `They got all of their income from Venezuela`, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Havana to be `concerned`.
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Havana has released the names of 32 Cuban soldiers killed in the US operation in Caracas, while Venezuela counts at least 23 dead soldiers.
It was the first battle between the two countries since the end of the Cold War: the U.S. Army also killed 32 of its Cuban bodyguards in the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro. They fell "after hard resistance," explains the Communist Party.
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