In the early hours of Saturday 3rd January 2026, the US military carried out a high-intensity operation in Venezuela that involved air strikes targeting military and civilian sites in at least four states: Caracas, Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira.
It has been reported that the operation involved more than 150 aircraft launched from 20 bases around the Western Hemisphere, including F-35 and F-22 fighter jets, and B-1 bombers.
During the military operation, President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were abducted by US special forces from a heavily fortified compound in the capital and subsequently flown to New York city where they are being held in custody. They have been indicted on a number of alleged charges including “narco-terrorism” conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy and possession of machine guns. Continue reading US military’s forcible removal of President Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela
