Overview
- Granma published the identities, ranks and photos of the Cuban personnel, described as members of the Ministry of the Interior and the Revolutionary Armed Forces deployed at Venezuela’s request.
- Cuba decreed two days of national mourning and top officials labeled the U.S. action an act of state terrorism.
- Local monitors and official notices now identify about 55 deaths linked to the operation, including 23 Venezuelan service members and two civilian women in addition to the 32 Cubans.
- U.S. officials said roughly 200 troops and more than 150 aircraft took part in the mission, while Maduro and Cilia Flores were flown to New York and pleaded not guilty to U.S. charges.
- Venezuelan authorities announced investigations into the deaths and possible internal betrayal that may have enabled the assault, with many operational details still unconfirmed.