The United States has successfully carried out a large-scale operation against Venezuela. President Nicolás Maduro, together with his wife, has been captured and taken out of the country. According to The WP Times, this was announced by US President Donald Trump on his social media platform Truth Social.
“The United States of America has successfully conducted a major operation against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolás Maduro, who, together with his wife, has been captured and removed from the country,” Trump said.
He added that the operation was carried out in cooperation with US law-enforcement agencies. Further details will be released later.
Trump also announced that he will hold a press conference at 11:00am US time (5:00pm Kyiv time) at Mar-a-Lago to provide more information about the Venezuela operation. According to CBS News, Maduro was captured by Delta Force, the elite special-operations unit of the US armed forces.
US operation against Venezuela
Earlier today, 3 January, the United States launched a series of strikes against the Venezuelan capital Caracas. Explosions were heard across the city, and President Nicolás Maduro declared martial law in Venezuela. Local media reported that US forces struck the Venezuelan parliament building and the home of Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino López. Strikes were also reported in the southern districts of Caracas, including Fort Tiuna and the Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Air Base.
At least ten sites in the capital were believed to have been targeted.
There were also reports of strikes on the La Guaira naval base in Vargas State, which houses the naval academy, as well as on the Port of Caracas and Margarita Island in the Caribbean Sea, where a large amount of military infrastructure is located.
More details on the US operation against Venezuela are available in the full The WP Times report.