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Cuba Stages Mass Rally After Repatriating 32 Officers Killed in U.S. Venezuela Raid

Cuba signaled defiance following the repatriation of 32 fallen officers under escalating U.S. pressure over Venezuelan oil.

A motorcade transports the Cuban‑flag‑draped urns of soldiers killed in the U.S. strike and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Caracas on January 3, as Cuba honors them with a caravan through Havana on January 15, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez
Cubans pay their respects as a motorcade transports the remains of soldiers killed in the U.S. strike and capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in Caracas on January 3, as Cuba honors the soldiers, in Havana, Cuba, January 15, 2026. Ernesto Mastrascusa/Pool via REUTERS
The Cuban flag flies at half mast in front of the U.S. Embassy after the Cuban government ordered a two-day period of national mourning following the deaths of Cubans in the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Havana, Cuba January 5, 2026. REUTERS/Norlys Perez
Workers fly the Cuban flag at half-staff at the Anti-Imperialist Tribune near the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in memory of Cubans who died two days before in Caracas, Venezuela during the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Overview

  • Tens of thousands gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana to denounce the Jan. 3 operation and demand Nicolás Maduro’s release.
  • The remains of 32 Cuban military and intelligence officers killed in Caracas arrived Thursday, received by Miguel Díaz‑Canel and Raúl Castro for public honors.
  • State television showed more than a dozen wounded Cuban personnel returning from Venezuela, some in wheelchairs, as nationwide mourning continued.
  • President Donald Trump warned Cuba to “make a deal” and vowed to cut off Venezuelan oil and money to the island, a move experts say could severely strain Cuba’s economy.
  • Venezuela’s defense minister reported 83 dead in the U.S. raid, including 47 Venezuelan troops and 32 Cubans, with more than 112 injured, revising earlier casualty figures upward.