How the US operation to capture Maduro went down

Jan 4, 2026 - 03:00
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How the US operation to capture Maduro went down
At 10:46 p.m. EST on Friday, President Trump pulled the trigger on a plan to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, following months of rising tensions and failed diplomacy.  The mission, known as “Operation Absolute Resolve,” was a culmination of months of planning and rehearsals by U.S. military officials and the intelligence community, according to Joint…