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Maduro captured; strike in Caracas, Venezuela amid escalation by Trump
visibility comment0 event January 3, 2026 timer 12:59
The United States seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife in an overnight military operation on Jan. 3, President Donald Trump said, as explosions rocked Caracas and targets across the country.
The U.S. "successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. "This operation was done in conjunction with U.S. Law Enforcement."
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/01/03/jets-and-blasts-shake-venezuelan-capital/87244708007/
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