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US Strikes Venezuela: Maduro Captured in Bold Military Operation Amid Escalating Tensions
The world woke up to startling news on January 3, 2026: explosions echoing through Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, as U.S. forces launched a series of airstrikes on key military installations. President Donald Trump soon took to social media to declare that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, long accused by Washington of leading a narco-terrorist regime, had been captured alongside his wife and flown out of the country. This operation, executed by elite U.S. Delta Force units, marks a significant turning point in U.S.-Venezuela relations, one that harkens back to historical interventions but unfolds in a modern geopolitical landscape fraught with tension.
