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President Trump said that no US service members were killed in the operation. The New York Times later reported Venezuelan officials stated that 40 people were killed in the raids, including military personnel and civilians. x.com/WhiteHouse/sta…

Footage showing a burning car and two alleged victims was geolocated nearby at 10.286729, -66.853923 by the Charallave airport. Whether these helicopters were involved in this incident is not clear t.me/venezuelast/11…

The US military conducted an operation on Jan 3 to capture President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela. Bellingcat geolocated videos of helicopters involved in the raid, piecing together potential movements of the assault force