Caracas, Venezuela – The United States has announced it “successfully carried out a large-scale strike” against Venezuela, claiming that President Nicolas Maduro and his wife have been captured and flown out of the country. The announcement came on Saturday amid explosions and aircraft activity reported across the capital, Caracas, and the nearby port city of La Guaira.
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the operation targeted Maduro, accusing him of running a “narco-state” and claiming the strike was part of ongoing pressure on Venezuela. Trump’s administration has for months conducted strikes on vessels allegedly carrying drugs from South America.
The Venezuelan government condemned the action as “extremely serious military aggression” and declared a national emergency, mobilizing defense forces across Caracas, Miranda, Aragua, and La Guaira. President Maduro has accused the US of seeking control over Venezuela’s vast oil reserves.
Regional leaders have voiced concern. Colombian President Gustavo Petro called for an emergency UN meeting, describing the strikes as an attack on Venezuela’s sovereignty.
The situation marks one of the most direct US military interventions in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama to remove Manuel Noriega. International authorities are closely monitoring the evolving situation.
