US EditionUS strikes drug boat loading facility in Venezuela, Trump says
- During a Dec. 26 WABC interview, President Donald Trump said the U.S. had "knocked out" a Venezuelan facility two nights earlier, targeting a key plant where ships come from.
- Operation Southern Spear has involved maritime strikes destroying 30 alleged drug-running boats since last September and seized two oil tankers, including the Skipper with 1.9 million barrels of crude oil.
- Local reports and social-media videos showed an explosion near Maracaibo, Venezuela, and Primazol said a warehouse caught fire on Dec. 24, while The White House declined to comment.
- Several senior U.S. officials told The New York Times the attacked site was a drug‑trafficking operation, and The Pentagon's naval deployment aims to pressure President Nicolás Maduro for regime change.
- Legal experts say the strikes raise legal concerns as Venezuela is not a major fentanyl source, the president has authorized covert CIA action, and U.S. and Caracas authorities have not confirmed Christmas Eve timing.
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Trump says US strike destroyed large dock facility in Venezuela
During a photo-op with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, President Trump said the US military struck a “big facility” in a dock area in Venezuela where “they load boats up with drugs,” and a “major explosion” occurred.
US conducts first ground-target strike in Venezuela as Operation Southern Spear escalates
US President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday that the United States has launched its first strike against a land-based target in Venezuela, marking a significant escalation in the administration's 'anti-narco-terrorism' campaign.
Donald Trump announces an American operation in Venezuela targeting a docking area used for drug trafficking, intensifying pressure on Nicolas Maduro Donald Trump said Monday
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US had recently attacked a Venezuelan port facility where drugs are loaded onto ships.
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