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2026 United States strikes in Venezuela

U.S airstrikes and capture of Nicólas Maduro

  • 2026 explosions in Venezuela
  • 2026 Venezuelan explosions
  • 2026 Venezuela airstrikes
  • 2026 Venezuelan airstrikes
  • Operation Absolute Resolve
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instance of
military intervention
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airstrike
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kidnapping
statement disputed by
United States
statement supported by
Delcy Rodriguez
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reference URL
https://ultimasnoticias.com.ve/politica/vicepresidenta-el-unico-presidente-de-venezuela-es-nicolas-maduro/
title
Vicepresidenta: el único presidente de Venezuela es Nicolás Maduro (Latin American Spanish)
publication date
3 January 2026
language of work or name
Spanish
retrieved
4 January 2026
author name string
Carlos Eduardo Sánchez
quotation
Y el pueblo venezolano consciente, el pueblo venezolano con su fuego sagrado de la patria encendido, está indignado por lo que es el secuestro ilegal e ilegítimo del presidente y de la primera dama, primera combatienta Cilia Flores. (Latin American Spanish)
decapitation strike
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image
Nicolas Maduro on board the USS Iwo Jima.jpg
670 × 1,532; 242 KB
media legend
Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro aboard USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) following his capture (English)
Venezuelas president Nicolás Maduro ombord på USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) efter gripandet (Swedish)
location
USS Iwo Jima
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video
President Trump Holds a Press Conference, January 3, 2026.webm
1 h 46 min 30 s, 1,920 × 1,080; 741.83 MB
media legend
President Trump addresses the nation on the attacks on 3 January 2026. (English)
Donald Trump talar till nationen om attackerna den 3 januari 2026. (Swedish)
President Donald Trump informeert het land over de aanvallen op 3 januari 2026. (Dutch)
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country
Venezuela
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location
Caracas
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Miranda
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Aragua
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Vargas state
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participant
United States Army
1 reference
reference URL
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/venezuela-maduro-delta-force-absolute-resolve/
title
Delta Force, other special operations soldiers carried out Venezuela raid (English)
publication date
3 January 2026
language of work or name
English
retrieved
4 January 2026
author name string
Jeff Schogol, Nicholas Slayton
section
The special operations units involved
quotation
Operation Absolute Resolve involved a large force from multiple parts of the military, but the raid to capture Maduro was carried out by two U.S. Army special operations forces, Delta Force and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. (English)
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
part of
United States Army
1 reference
reference URL
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/venezuela-us-military-strikes-maduro-trump/#post-update-c5fe6542
publication date
3 January 2026
title
U.S. strikes Venezuela and captures Maduro; Trump says "we're going to run the country" for now (English)
language of work or name
English
retrieved
4 January 2026
author name string
Jennifer Jacobs Senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs is a senior White House reporter at CBS News Read Full Bio Jennifer Jacobs
Joe Walsh Senior Editor
Politics Joe Walsh is a senior editor for digital politics at CBS News Joe previously covered breaking news for Forbes
local news in Boston Read Full Bio Joe Walsh
James LaPorta National security coordinating producer James LaPorta is a national security coordinating producer in CBS News' Washington bureau He is a former U. S. Marine infantryman
veteran of the Afghanistan war Read Full Bio James LaPorta
Tucker Reals Editor Tucker Reals is CBSNews com's foreign editor
based in the CBS News London bureau He has worked for CBS News since 2006
prior to which he worked for The Associated Press in Washington
D.C.
London Read Full Bio Tucker Reals
section
Update: 4:31 am EST—
quotation
This matches exactly with our suspicion that this operation was peculiar in its timing and how odd it was pushing the 160th SOAR over Caracas so early in the operation during nearly a full moon. (English)
1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta
part of
United States Army
1 reference
reference URL
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/venezuela-us-military-strikes-maduro-trump/#post-update-c5fe6542
publication date
3 January 2026
title
How US forces captured Venezuela’s Maduro in 'extraordinary' raid (English)
language of work or name
English
retrieved
4 January 2026
publisher
New York Post
quotation
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured early Saturday morning by members of Delta Force, the U.S. military's top special mission unit, U.S. officials told CBS News. (English)
section
Maduro captured by Army's Delta Force, sources say
United States Marine Corps
1 reference
reference URL
https://nypost.com/2026/01/03/world-news/how-us-forces-captured-venezuelas-maduro-in-extraordinary-raid/
publication date
3 January 2026
title
How US forces captured Venezuela’s Maduro in 'extraordinary' raid (English)
language of work or name
English
retrieved
4 January 2026
publisher
New York Post
quotation
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said aircraft began launching soon after the go-ahead from about 20 bases and Navy ships, with Marines, the Navy, the Air Force and the Air National Guard providing cover as B-1 bombers loomed overhead. (English)
United States Air Force
1 reference
reference URL
https://nypost.com/2026/01/03/world-news/how-us-forces-captured-venezuelas-maduro-in-extraordinary-raid/
publication date
3 January 2026
title
How US forces captured Venezuela’s Maduro in 'extraordinary' raid (English)
language of work or name
English
retrieved
4 January 2026
publisher
New York Post
quotation
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said aircraft began launching soon after the go-ahead from about 20 bases and Navy ships, with Marines, the Navy, the Air Force and the Air National Guard providing cover as B-1 bombers loomed overhead. (English)
United States Navy
1 reference
reference URL
https://nypost.com/2026/01/03/world-news/how-us-forces-captured-venezuelas-maduro-in-extraordinary-raid/
publication date
3 January 2026
title
How US forces captured Venezuela’s Maduro in 'extraordinary' raid (English)
language of work or name
English
retrieved
4 January 2026
publisher
New York Post
quotation
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said aircraft began launching soon after the go-ahead from about 20 bases and Navy ships, with Marines, the Navy, the Air Force and the Air National Guard providing cover as B-1 bombers loomed overhead. (English)
Hostage Rescue Team
part of
Federal Bureau of Investigation
1 reference
reference URL
https://nypost.com/2026/01/03/world-news/how-us-forces-captured-venezuelas-maduro-in-extraordinary-raid/
publication date
3 January 2026
title
How US forces captured Venezuela’s Maduro in 'extraordinary' raid (English)
language of work or name
English
retrieved
4 January 2026
publisher
New York Post
quotation
The ground force was bolstered by the FBI Hostage Rescue Team because the mission was executed under a federal arrest warrant tied to narcoterrorism charges dating back to 2020. (English)
number of injured
7
applies to part
soldier
military branch
United States Armed Forces
1 reference
reference URL
https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-trump-democrats-9d16138866bebdc2644eb009c6326066
title
Trump says US to get 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela at market price (English)
publication date
6 January 2026
language of work or name
English
retrieved
8 January 2026
author name string
Regina Garcia Cano
Aamer Madhani
MEGAN JANETSKY Leer en español
quotation
Seven U.S. service members were also injured in the raid, according to the Pentagon. (English)
number of deaths
2
applies to part
civilian
1 reference
reference URL
https://www.the-independent.com/bulletin/news/trump-maduro-deaths-security-officers-venezuela-b2895635.html
title
Death toll from US mission to capture Nicolas Maduro rises (English)
publication date
6 January 2026
language of work or name
English
retrieved
8 January 2026
quotation
A US military operation aimed at capturing Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro led to the deaths of at least 32 Cuban fighters, 23 Venezuelan soldiers and two civilians, according to the BBC, citing local media. (English)
has cause
Donroe Doctrine
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location map
2026 Venezuela strikes map.svg
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media legend
Map of the US strikes on Venezuela (English)
Karta över USA:s anfall mot Venezuela (Swedish)
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code name
Operation Absolute Resolve (English)
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