"Nine women soldiers were among 47 Venezuelan troops killed earlier this month when the United States attacked the capital Caracas and abducted President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said. Revising the number of Venezuelan forces killed upward from an initial report of 23, the defence minister said on Friday that a total of 83 people were killed in the January 3 raid by US forces."
"Those killed included 32 Cuban soldiers, some of whom had been assigned to President Maduro's personal protection team. What have the men and women of our Bolivarian National Armed Forces done in the face of military aggression? They have given their lives, they have honoured history and the homeland, Padrino said at a ceremony to honour those killed in the attack."
"More than 112 people were reported injured in the US raid that began with the bombing of military targets and culminated with US troops landing in helicopters and abducting Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from their residence in Caracas. The full extent of civilian casualties from the US raid has yet to be determined by authorities in Venezuela. Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said earlier this week that experts needed to use DNA testing to identify victims,"
US forces conducted a raid on Caracas on January 3 that began with bombing military targets, involved helicopter landings, and resulted in the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The operation killed a total of 83 people, including 47 Venezuelan troops—nine of them women—and 32 Cuban soldiers assigned to Maduro's protection. More than 112 people were reported injured, and the full extent of civilian casualties remains undetermined. Some victims require DNA testing for identification due to severe disfigurement. Cuba received the remains of 32 soldiers, and plans call for a memorial and a seven-day mourning period.
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