Overview
- U.S. officials describe a two‑hour assault using more than 150 aircraft, special operations units including Delta Force and Night Stalkers, and a planned Caracas blackout, with no U.S. fatalities reported.
- Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were removed from Venezuela and, according to U.S. officials, are to face narco‑terror charges in New York as soon as Monday.
- Caracas residents report explosions, power and internet outages, armored vehicles and armed groups in the streets, and allegations of civilian casualties after strikes on military sites.
- The United Nations and governments including Russia, China, Iran and Cuba condemn the action, Brazil calls it a grave offense to sovereignty, Argentina’s Milei voices support, and Colombia deploys troops to the border.
- In the United States, critics question the legal basis and Congress’s role as intra‑right divisions resurface over intervention, even as the administration frames the operation around narcotrafficking and regional security.