The White House released a first-hand account of the US raid that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Framed as an interview, the account claims the guard was on duty during the raid and describes a sudden, coordinated assault that left Venezuelan forces unable to react. It adds that radar systems inexplicably went offline before waves of drones appeared in the sky. “We were on guard, but suddenly all our radar systems shut down,” the guard said. He said that the Venezuelan forces were “technologically unmatched.”“They didn’t look like anything we’ve fought against before.

Source: dna January 10, 2026 18:13 UTC