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Venezuela Says 100 Killed in U.S. Raid as Funerals Begin and U.S. Seizes Oil Tankers

Washington plans to control Venezuela’s oil sales indefinitely.

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Members of the military place the coffin of Venezuelan soldier Cesar Garcia, killed in a U.S. raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, into a hearse after his wake in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Members of the military carry the coffin of Venezuelan soldier Cesar Garcia, killed in a U.S. raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, after his wake in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
CARACAS, VENEZUELA - JULY 18: Minister of Interior and Justice Diosdado Cabello looks on during the arrival of Venezuelans that were detained in El Salvador at Simon Bolivar International Airport as part of a detainee exchange agreement between Venezuela and United States on July 18, 2025 in Caracas, Venezuela. According to U.S government officials, 238 Venezuelans detainees held at maximum security CECOT prison in El Salvador, will be exchanged for five U.S. citizens and five U.S. permanent residents. The Venezuelans had been sent to El Salvador in March after U.S President Donald Trump invoked the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to deport presumed 'Tren de Aragua' gang members without passing under normal immigration processes. (Photo by Jesus Vargas/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello put the death toll at about 100 with a similar number wounded, after earlier lists named at least 23 Venezuelan security personnel and Cuba confirmed 32 of its forces killed.
  • The military held mass funerals in Caracas after acting president Delcy Rodríguez declared a seven‑day mourning period, and Attorney General Tarek William Saab announced investigations he described as probing a war crime.
  • U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores in Caracas and transferred them to New York, where both pleaded not guilty to narcotics and weapons charges.
  • U.S. authorities tightened oil pressure with tanker seizures in the Atlantic and Caribbean, including a Russian‑flagged vessel, as President Donald Trump signaled the U.S. role in Venezuela could last years.
  • AFP and other fact‑checkers debunked widely shared images that falsely showed a bloodied, handcuffed Maduro, noting no official photos match those fabrications.