US EditionUS Preparing Possible Attack Plans Inside Venezuela, NBC Reports
- The U.S. military recently struck at least three Venezuelan boats carrying narcotics and deployed eight warships and F-35 jets near Venezuela in an anti-drug operation.
- The strikes followed accusations by the Trump administration that Venezuela's Maduro regime traffics drugs and gang members into the U.S., a claim Maduro denies while Washington rejects his appeals for dialogue.
- Plans under discussion include drone strikes targeting drug traffickers and labs inside Venezuela, possibly escalating to attacks within Venezuelan territory within weeks.
- Trump asserted that operations would persist in the Caribbean waters claimed by the U.S., while officials confirmed at least 17 fatalities resulting from strikes, during which drugs were discovered in the surrounding water.
- The military actions have intensified U.S. pressure on Maduro but have not weakened his control, while analysts warn attacks on Venezuelan soil risk diplomatic fallout and increased local resistance.
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Pentagon Looks at Options to Strike Venezuelan Drug Targets
The Pentagon is working on plans to attack drug traffickers inside Venezuela, an operation that could begin in weeks, people familiar with the operation told NBC News . President Trump posted last weekend that military had destroyed a boat in the Caribbean that he said was carrying narco-traffickers and drugs for...
The U.S. is making plans for possible attacks on drug cartel targets within Venezuela, according to a Friday report by NBC News that cited four anonymous sources familiar with the issue. The report revealed that two U.S. officials are among its sources and stated that the attacks, which could include drones against drug traffickers and drug laboratories, could occur in the coming weeks. He added that President Donald Trump has not yet approved a…
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