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Cuba Stages Mass Havana Protest After Repatriation of 32 Officers Killed in U.S. Venezuela Raid

The state-organized march reflects escalating tension as Washington threatens Cuba’s access to Venezuelan oil.

Workers fly the Cuban flag at half-staff at the Anti-Imperialist Tribune near the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in memory of Cubans who died two days before in Caracas, Venezuela during the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Overview

  • Tens of thousands gathered at the Anti-Imperialist Tribune across from the U.S. Embassy to denounce the Jan. 3 operation and demand Nicolás Maduro’s release.
  • The 32 Cuban military and intelligence officers killed during the raid on Maduro’s residence were honored in Havana on Thursday after their remains were flown home.
  • President Miguel Díaz‑Canel and Raúl Castro attended the tribute as crowds lined Havana’s streets to pay respects in one of Cuba’s most prominent public funerals in decades.
  • State television showed more than a dozen wounded Cuban personnel arriving from Venezuela, with officials portraying the fallen as defenders of a partner government.
  • President Donald Trump warned Cuba to “make a deal” and said Venezuela’s oil and money would no longer reach the island, while Havana criticized newly announced U.S. hurricane aid as political manipulation.