Overview
- Venezuelan officials reported strikes on Caracas and sites in Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira, with videos showing explosions and evacuations as casualty figures remained unclear.
- Trump announced that Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores were taken out of the country, while independent confirmation was limited and Caracas demanded proof of life.
- CBS cited U.S. special-forces involvement by the Army’s Combat Applications Group, as some opposition exiles suggested the removal could have been a negotiated exit.
- A U.S. military source told the New York Times that no American troops were killed or wounded during the operation.
- Regional responses split sharply, with Argentina’s Javier Milei praising the capture, Cuba condemning the strikes, and Colombia’s Gustavo Petro urging urgent UN and OAS meetings as debate over constitutional succession intensified around Delcy Rodríguez and opposition figure Edmundo González.