80 Dead in US-Venezuela Raid: The Bloody Toll of Operation Absolute Resolve
The geopolitical landscape of the Western Hemisphere has shifted overnight following the U.S. military raid on Caracas. Operation Absolute Resolve resulted in at least 80 fatalities, including 23 Venezuelan soldiers from the elite 6th Presidential Security Battalion and 32 Cuban military personnel. As acting president Delcy Rodríguez declares a week of mourning, the presence of foreign troops in Venezuela highlights a complex proxy war dynamic. Read the full investigation into the casualties and the tactical strikes that neutralized Maduro’s inner circle.