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Venezuela Says U.S. Operation Left 100 Dead, About 100 Wounded

Officials’ figures rely on state media statements without independent confirmation.

Overview

  • Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced on state television that the Jan. 3 action resulted in 100 deaths and roughly 100 injuries.
  • Cabello said Nicolás Maduro suffered a leg injury during detention, while Cilia Flores sustained a head wound.
  • The Cuban government said 32 Cuban personnel sent to Venezuela at Caracas’s request were killed.
  • Jiji reported that the U.S. military deployed more than 150 aircraft and special forces to seize Maduro and transfer him to the United States.
  • Earlier U.S. media tallied about 80 deaths, and Jiji reported that roughly half of the dead may be civilians as details on nationalities remain unclear.