Overview
- Multiple pre-dawn explosions were reported across Caracas and nearby states, with witnesses citing low-flying aircraft and localized power outages.
- Venezuela denounced what it called a United States military attack, declared a national state of emergency, and ordered mobilization of the population.
- President Donald Trump said the U.S. conducted a large-scale operation and claimed Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured and taken out of the country, a claim not independently confirmed.
- Anonymous U.S. officials told CBS News that Trump authorized strikes days earlier, while the Pentagon declined to comment on any American role.
- Reported targets included Fort Tiuna, the La Carlota airbase and facilities in La Guaira, as Colombia’s president urged urgent UN and OAS meetings, Russia condemned a breach of international law, and the FAA restricted U.S. flights over Venezuelan airspace.