{"id":2528843,"date":"2026-01-03T04:30:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T09:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-after-venezuela-attacks-allegedly-by-us-colombian-president-demands-un-meeting\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T04:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T09:31:23","slug":"breaking-after-venezuela-attacks-allegedly-by-us-colombian-president-demands-un-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-after-venezuela-attacks-allegedly-by-us-colombian-president-demands-un-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: After Venezuela Attacks, Allegedly by US, Colombian President Demands UN Meeting"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fbreaking-after-venezuela-attacks-allegedly-by-us-colombian-president-demands-un-meeting%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=2528843&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>Explosions and reports of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-is-blowing-up-those-russian-bases-in-crimea\/\" title=\"What Is Blowing Up Those Russian Bases in Crimea?\">low-flying aircraft<\/a> were heard over Caracas in the early hours of Saturday, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> posts claiming multiple blasts and sightings of U.S. CH-67G Chinook helicopters. Colombia&#8217;s president, Gustavo Petro, reacted by asserting that Venezuela was being attacked by a foreign power, urging the United Nations and the Organization of American States to meet immediately, though he did not explicitly name the attacker. Venezuelan officials also described the events as &#8220;military aggression&#8221; by the United States, while independent outlets like the Associated Press reported &#8220;at least seven explosions.&#8221; Petro had earlier accused U.S. forces of bombing a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >suspected cocaine-processing facility<\/a> in Maracaibo and suggested the ELN guerrilla group was involved in trafficking operations. As of the first reports, the origin and full scale of the strikes remained unconfirmed.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Shortly after explosions rocked Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday morning, the president of neighboring Colombia seemed to confirm the attack came from a foreign power and demanded a meeting of the United Nations and the Organization of American States.<\/p>\n<p>While Colombian President Gustavo Petro did not specifically name who he believed was responsible for the attacks, his statement comes three days after he said American forces had bombed a Venezuelan cocaine processing facility.<\/p>\n<p>The post came moments after numerous reports of explosions around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-trump-right-strike-narcoterrorist-boats-reach-shores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Venezuela&rsquo;s capital<\/a> began to emerge on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-beauty-guru-to-launch-make-makeup-great-again-line\/\" title=\"Conservative Beauty Guru To Launch \u2018Make Makeup Great Again\u2019 Line\">social media shortly<\/a> after 2 a.m. Eastern.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; BREAKING: Reports of U.S. Army CH-67G Chinook Special Operations helicopters seen flying over Caracas, Venezuela during suspected U.S. airstrikes<\/p>\n<p>At least TWELVE explosions appear to have occurred throughout the capital city.<\/p>\n<p>These Chinooks are believed to be from the Army&rsquo;s&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K3qwNejK2q\">pic.twitter.com\/K3qwNejK2q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/2007342417393979780?\">January 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; 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<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K3qwNejK2q\">pic.twitter.com\/K3qwNejK2q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/2007342417393979780?\">January 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was unclear how many attacks there were, although <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/venezuela-us-explosions-caracas-ca712a67aaefc30b1831f5bf0b50665e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Associated Press<\/a> reported &ldquo;at least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard&rdquo; at the time of the attacks.<\/p>\n<p>While no official confirmation of the origin of the attacks was clear as of early Saturday morning, Venezuela said that it was &ldquo;military aggression&rdquo; on the part of the United States just before 3 a.m. Eastern, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/venezuela-says-it-rejects-military-aggression-by-us-2026-01-03\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, Petro seemed to be confident in U.S. involvement in a statement on social media just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-possible-american-attack-venezuela-underway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">after the attacks began<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Right now they are bombing Caracas. Alert to the whole world, they have attacked Venezuela,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They are bombing with missiles. The OAS and the UN must meet immediately.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">En este momento bombardean Caracas. Alerta atodo el mundo han atacado a Venezuela<\/p>\n<p>Bombardean con misiles.<\/p>\n<p>Debe reunirse la OEA y la ONU de inmediato.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petrogustavo\/status\/2007347473073999942?\">January 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week, Petro accused the United States of bombing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-confirms-us-stranglehold-venezuelan-airspace-closed-entirety\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Venezuelan<\/a> drug processing plant, amid higher tensions between Caracas and Washington over narcoterrorism.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We know that Trump bombed a factory, in Maracaibo, which we fear was mixing coca paste to make cocaine,&rdquo; Petro said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/colombia-s-petro-says-us-bombed-suspected-cocaine-factory-in-venezuela-8e7f4bf0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agence France Presse<\/a>. He said that the facility was being run by the ELN guerrilla group, a militant far-left insurgent Colombian group.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s simply the ELN. 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