US Military Holds Survivors After Missile Strikes on Suspected Drug Boats Off Venezuela

US Military Strikes in Caribbean

• 🎯 The US military has conducted at least five missile strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean Sea over the last month and a half.
• 🚢 For the first time, a recent strike resulted in survivors, with the US military reportedly holding two individuals aboard a Navy ship.
• ⚠️ The administration states that 21 people were killed in prior strikes, amid rising tensions between the US and Venezuela.

Targeting Narco-Terrorists

• 🕵️ The Pentagon has identified its targets in these strikes as "narco-terrorists."
• 🌐 This week's strike specifically hit a suspected drug-carrying vessel off Venezuela's coast, believed to be part of a narcotics network.

CIA and Trump Administration Scrutiny

• 📜 The Trump administration has been under scrutiny for secretly authorizing the CIA to conduct covert actions in Venezuela, including lethal operations.
• 🗣️ President Trump has labeled these operations a "legitimate war on narco-terrorists."
• 🇻🇪 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro claims the CIA has been conspiring against him for 26 years and has mobilized troops and civilian militia in response to the US strikes, calling them acts of aggression.

International Response

• ⚖️ Venezuela's UN ambassador has formally requested the Security Council to declare the US operations illegal and uphold Venezuela's sovereignty.
• 🚀 The Pentagon indicates that additional missions are on standby across the region.