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US Forces Capture Venezuela's Maduro in a Lightning January Operation
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Summary
- On January 3, 2026, US forces launched 'Operation Absolute Resolve,' bombing air defenses across northern Venezuela and seizing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife from Caracas.
- Maduro was flown to New York to face drug-trafficking charges; seven US soldiers were injured and at least 23 Venezuelan security officers were reported killed in the roughly 2.5-hour operation.
- Venezuela's government stayed in place, with Delcy Rodríguez sworn in as acting president; UN and legal experts said the raid violated Venezuela's sovereignty.
The question
The US operation to seize Maduro was a justified strike against a narco-state.
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