Overview
- U.S. officials say a single governmental insider close to Nicolás Maduro provided precise location intelligence crucial to the mission.
- Reporting describes months of CIA preparation, including an undercover team sent in August without diplomatic cover to build human sources and targets.
- Roughly 150 aircraft supported the raid, with helicopters flying at very low altitude to reach the Fuerte Tiuna complex.
- President Donald Trump suggested a U.S.-enabled blackout in Caracas, while Cyber Command and Space Command received public credit that has spurred informed speculation about cyber, electronic‑warfare and satellite support.
- Cuba says 32 Cuban bodyguards were killed, while accounts describe U.S. forces reaching Maduro as he moved to an armored room and a classified CIA assessment favoring post‑raid engagement with regime figures such as Vice President Delcy Rodríguez.