Overview
- Multiple pre-dawn explosions and low-flying aircraft were reported across Caracas, with strikes also cited in La Guaira, Miranda and Aragua.
- The Federal Aviation Administration barred U.S. flights from Venezuelan airspace, and the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá urged Americans to shelter in place.
- A U.S. official confirmed strikes occurred, but Washington released few details and casualties and the situation on the ground remain unclear.
- Venezuela declared a state of emergency and called supporters into the streets, denouncing what it called U.S. “military aggression.”
- Colombia requested an emergency UN meeting and readied for potential refugee flows, while Russia and Iran condemned the operation.