"After months of planning, US forces, with 150 jets taking off from 20 airbases, undertook an operation to seize Maduro. In a move that stunned the world, the United States bombed Venezuela and toppled President Nicolas Maduro amid condemnation and plaudits. In a news conference on Saturday at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, President Donald Trump praised the operation to seize Maduro as one of the most stunning, effective and powerful displays of American military might and competence in American history."
"After months of escalation and threats over Maduro's alleged involvement in shipping drugs to the US, the Trump administration had increased pressure on Caracas with a military build-up in the Caribbean and a series of deadly missile attacks on alleged drug-running boats that had killed more than 100 people and whose legality has been heavily questioned by the United Nations and legal experts. The US had also previously offered a $50m reward for information leading to Maduro's arrest."
"But while the military was conducting operations in the Caribbean, US intelligence had been gathering information about Maduro, his eating habits, and special forces covertly rehearsed a plan to remove him from power forcibly. Here's everything we know about how Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured. The operation, named Absolute Resolve, was carefully rehearsed for months, according to General Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who spoke at Trump's news conference."
US forces executed a months-long operation involving 150 jets from 20 airbases to seize President Nicolas Maduro. The United States bombed Venezuela and toppled Maduro amid global condemnation and some praise. The operation was described as one of the riskiest since the 2011 bin Laden raid and followed a military build-up in the Caribbean and deadly missile attacks on suspected drug-running boats that killed over 100 people. US intelligence collected detailed information on Maduro, including his eating habits, while special forces covertly rehearsed an extraction plan named Operation Absolute Resolve. The US had earlier offered a $50m reward for information leading to Maduro's arrest.
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