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Venezuela Says 100 Killed in U.S. Raid That Captured Maduro

U.S. authorities signal indefinite control of Venezuelan oil through new tanker seizures.

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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)
A military officer comforts Ramona Palma, the mother of Venezuelan soldier Cesar Garcia, who was killed in a U.S. raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, after Garcia's wake in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Overview

  • Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello put the death toll from the U.S. operation at about 100 with a similar number wounded, the first broad figure issued by Caracas.
  • The armed forces held mass burials in the capital as acting President Delcy Rodríguez declared a seven-day mourning period.
  • Cuba said 32 of its personnel were killed, and Venezuela’s army earlier posted a list naming 23 of its dead from the overnight assault.
  • U.S. authorities boarded and seized two Venezuela-linked tankers, including the Russian-flagged Marinera, under federal warrants as Washington asserts control over Venezuelan crude sales.
  • Venezuelan prosecutors announced investigations into the deaths, while Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, said by officials to have been injured, pleaded not guilty in New York.