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A part of a US Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) is loaded of a US C130 military plane at Lal-lo, Cagayan International Airport, northern Philippines as part of Philippines US joint military drills called "Balikatan" or "shoulder to shoulder" on Saturday April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Jim Gomez,File)

5 questions about America’s military reach

In a two-week period, U.S. forces destroyed over 70 Islamic State targets in Syria, struck extremists in northern Nigeria, and executed a daring raid capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from a heavily guarded compound in Caracas.

January 8, 2026
New York Police officers gather outside the Metropolitan Detention Center shortly after the arrival of captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

CIA operatives tracked Venezuelan dictator for months before Saturday morning capture operation

The United States executed a dramatic military operation early Saturday morning to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife from their heavily guarded compound in Caracas. The mission involved more than 150 aircraft, including fighter jets, bombers, and helicopters, and represented the culmination of months of intelligence gathering by CIA operatives embedded in Venezuela.

January 4, 2026