The first US attack on targets inside Venezuela was carried out by the CIA: drone strike, no casualties
According to a report by CNN on December 29, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) launched a drone strike on a port facility off the coast of Venezuela at the beginning of this month, which is the first known US strike against a target inside Venezuela.
CNN's report cited sources who said that the details of this drone strike had never been disclosed before. The target was a remote dock along the Venezuelan coast. The US government believed that the dock was used by Venezuelan gangs to store and transport drugs. There were no people in the facility at the time of the strike, so there were no casualties.
Two sources said that US special operations forces provided intelligence support for this operation, highlighting the ongoing involvement of the US military in the region. However, a spokesperson for the US Special Operations Command, Ellie Wescott, denied this, saying, "Special operations forces did not provide any support for this operation, including intelligence support."
A source said that the drone strike successfully destroyed the target facility and its moored vessels, but the operation was largely symbolic because this dock was just one of many port facilities used by Venezuelan gangs. Moreover, the strike caused almost no attention even within Venezuela.
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