{"id":2528839,"date":"2026-01-03T04:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T09:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maduro-accuses-us-of-striking-caracas\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T04:30:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T09:30:35","slug":"maduro-accuses-us-of-striking-caracas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maduro-accuses-us-of-striking-caracas\/","title":{"rendered":"Maduro accuses US of striking Caracas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaduro-accuses-us-of-striking-caracas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2528839&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro accused the United States of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-ukraine-crisis-is-a-wake-up-call-for-taiwan-and-japan\/\" title=\"The Ukraine Crisis Is A Wake-up Call For Taiwan And Japan\">launching military strikes<\/a> on Caracas after explosions and multiple aircraft were reported over the capital.Maduro declared a state of emergency and urged citizens and political groups to mobilize, alleging the strikes targeted military and civilian sites to seize Venezuela&#8217;s resources.Videos posted around 2 a.m. local time showed explosions-some with meaningful secondary blasts-and helicopters, including reportedly CH-47 Chinooks not used by Venezuela&#8217;s armed forces. Senior Venezuelan officials were not publicly seen as the attacks began; the FAA banned commercial flights to Venezuela amid ongoing military activity. Footage also showed an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-video-show-russian-helicopters-attacking-a-ukrainian-village\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show Russian ... Attacking A Ukrainian Village?\">attack helicopter firing<\/a> on ground targets, and analysts suggested the presence of transport helicopters implied possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-north-koreas-nuclear-weapons-build-up-is-so-dangerous\/\" title=\"Why North Korea\u2019s Nuclear Weapons Build-Up Is So Dangerous\">special-operations forces<\/a> on the ground. A Venezuelan opposition spokesperson said reported targets included Fuerte Tiuna, La Carlota airbase, the El Volc\u00e1n antenna, and La Guaira port. The U.S. defense establishment deferred comment to the White House,and leaders of Colombia and cuba condemned the strikes. This is a developing story.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Maduro accuses US of striking Caracas<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2461790\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused the U.S. of conducting a military operation in the capital, after military aircraft were seen over Caracas as explosions rocked the capital.<\/p>\n<p>Maduro declared a state of emergency in response.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4399970\/bannon-slams-trump-iran-threat-as-straight-out-of-hillary-clinton-playbook\/\">Bannon slams Trump Iran threat as straight out of &#8216;Hillary Clinton playbook&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4396039\/iran-threaten-us-troops-trump-promises-intervention-protests\/\">Iranian officials threaten US troops after Trump promises intervention on behalf of protesters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/4362469\/obituary-norman-podhoretz-1930-2025\/\">Norman Podhoretz, 1930-2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;People to the streets!&rdquo; the statement said. &ldquo;The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He accused the U.S. of hitting military and civilian targets across the country, and claimed the U.S. was only after Venezuela&rsquo;s resources.<\/p>\n<p>Videos of explosions hitting major military and government targets were posted across social media beginning at around 2 a.m. local time on Saturday. Significant secondary explosions were seen, indicating successful strikes against military targets.<\/p>\n<p>Simultaneously, videos showed helicopters of various types hovering over the city. Among these were reported sightings of CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters hovering over the city, an aircraft not operated by the Bolivarian military.<\/p>\n<p>Senior Venezuelan officials, including Maduro have not been seen since the strikes began. <\/p>\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration announced a ban on all commercial flights to Venezuela amid &ldquo;ongoing military activity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The explosions ceased around 3 a.m., with reporters on the ground reporting quiet for the past two hours as of 5 a.m. local time.<\/p>\n<p>The presence of attack and transport helicopters indicates the operation is unparalleled during President Donald Trump&rsquo;s two terms, with his many previous strikes consisting of airstrikes and cruise missile attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Footage of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >twin-rotor transport helicopters<\/a>, likely a Chinook, above Caracas indicates the likely use of Special operations soldiers on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of War deferred the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> to the White House for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Footage <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LatAmMilMVMTs\/status\/2007353854401396927?s=20\">filmed<\/a> by bystanders showed an attack helicopter of some kind firing missiles at a ground target. Anti-aircraft fire appeared almost nonexistent.<\/p>\n<p>David Smolansky, a spokesman for Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, told CBS News that among the targets hit were Fuerte Tiuna, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-refuses-to-answer-negative-questions-during-holiday-weekend-after-getting-pressed-on-afghanistan\/\" title=\"Biden refuses to answer \u2018negative\u2019 questions during holiday weekend after getting pressed on Afghanistan\">main military base<\/a> in Caracas; La Carolota, the main airbase in Caracas; El Volc&aacute;n, a signal antenna; and La Guaira Port, a seaport on the Caribbean coast.<\/p>\n<p>The presidents of Colombia and Cuba condemned the strikes.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking news story and will be updated. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maduro: US struck Caracas, emergency declared<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2528840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25329815730143.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[70010,70009,34922,32405,50813],"class_list":["post-2528839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-airstrike-allegations","tag-caracas","tag-nicolas-maduro","tag-united-states","tag-venezuela-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25329815730143.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2528839"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2528845,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528839\/revisions\/2528845"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2528840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2528839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2528839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2528839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}