US EditionThirty-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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The mission lasted a little more than two hours, but it was in its origin months of preparation that resulted in an action that offered little resistance to the Venezuelan authorities.
After capturing Nicolás Maduro during an operation that killed 32 Cuban soldiers, the Trump administration is focusing on the collapse of the communist regime on the island, plagued by a deep economic crisis and mass exodus.
Cuba Reports 32 Dead Soldiers While Defending Maduro in Venezuela
Cuba confirmed the death of 32 of its soldiers and military personnel who were killed while defending Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Credit: Gorupdebesanez – CC-BY-3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Cuba confirmed the death of 32 of its soldiers and military personnel who were killed while defending Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during the U.S. military operation that resulted in his capture. The fatalities mark the first official casualty r…
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Military.comCuba says 32 of its ‘combatants’ were killed in US raid to capture Maduro
The Cuban government said 32 officers of the Cuban army and the Interior Ministry were killed in Caracas during the raid by U.S. forces to apprehend Venezuela’s strongman Nicolás Maduro early Saturday, in an acknowledgment of the presence of Cuban military and intelligence personnel in the South American country.
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