Satellite images have revealed visible damage at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela’s largest military installation, following a dramatic US operation that led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from the heavily guarded base in Caracas. Maduro and Flores were at their residence inside the Fuerte Tiuna complex when US forces launched what President Donald Trump described as a swift, covert night-time operation. The couple was subsequently taken aboard the USS Iwo Jima before being flown to a US military air base.
Lights Out, Swift US Raid
“This thing was so organised,” Trump said, claiming the operation took place under near-total darkness after US forces disabled much of Caracas’s power supply using what he called “certain expertise.” According to US officials, the raid lasted less than 30 minutes and involved at least 150 aircraft, with troops inserted by helicopters following months of detailed intelligence gathering into Maduro’s daily routine. 
The Venezuelan leader and his wife reportedly surrendered without resistance, and no US casualties were reported.
Months Of Intelligence, Serious Charges
