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The Mission to Extradict Nicholas Maduro

On January 3, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice, supported by the U.S. military, arrested and exfiltrated Venezuelan Dictator, Nicholas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Florez. The arrest took place in ...
As a damaged U.S. helicopter struggled to stay aloft over Venezuela’s capital, the success of the entire operation hung in ...
SSC activated System Delta 89 in September to synchronize acquisitions, back space combat power and strengthen mission ...
The secretary of state helped steer President Trump to attacking Venezuela and seizing Nicolás Maduro, and now aims to force ...
While speaking about the complex mission, President Donald Trump said it was carried out by the “most highly trained soldiers ...
The US's highly elite but secretive Delta Force captures and eliminates high-value targets. They reportedly helped capture ...
US cyber attacks cut off power to large areas of Caracas to allow planes and helicopters to strike key military sites and ...
The US captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a military operation Saturday. They face drugs and ...
US captures Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro in largest military incursion into foreign country since the war in Iraq.
But a few hours later, President Donald Trump almost eclipsed the dramatic operation’s success when, from behind a podium on ...