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Venezuela is open to reaching an agreement with the United States to combat drug trafficking, according to President Nicolás Maduro.
Trump acknowledged a covert U.S. strike on Venezuelan territory in an interview with a local news outlet on the day after Christmas, setting off a scramble to clarify which target he was talking about.
The attack last week, on a dock purportedly used for shipping narcotics, was the first known U.S. operation inside Venezuela.
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CIA behind strike at Venezuelan dock that Trump claims was used by drug smugglers, AP sources say
The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been used by Venezuelan drug cartels.
In an unusual move, President Donald Trump announced a covert strike in Venezuela. It's not the first time he has publicly touted covert operations.
Last week, the CIA struck a remote dock in Venezuela, in the first known attack inside the Latin American country shortly after President Trump teased that such strikes would be coming, according
The CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, marking the first known US attack on a target inside that country.
The CIA’s recent drone strike on a Venezuelan port facility keeps President Trump’s options open in the country as he intensifies his pressure campaign, effectively expanding U.S. attacks
ABC News’ Andrew Dymburt spoke to Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East Mick Mulroy about new drone strikes in Venezuela and how that could lead to regime change.
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