How MaduroÕs capture unfolded

The U.S. says its capture of VenezuelaÕs president Nicol‡s Maduro
took months of planning, but once Donald Trump gave the order
to launch, the operation was over within hours

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Jan 2, 23:46: Trump authorises
Operation Absolute Resolve
from Mar-a-Lago residence

Jan 3, 02:01: Elite U.S.
troops reach Fort Tiuna
compound in Caracas,
where Maduro and his
wife, Cilia Flores,
are staying

Operation involves
large-scale airstrikes
on military targets to
ensure safe passage
of U.S. helicopters
to MaduroÕs compound

03:29: Couple
are flown by
helicopter to
USS Iwo Jima
warship

Approx 14:00: They leave
U.S. Guantanamo Bay
naval base by airplane

Approx 17:30
Maduro and his wife
arrive in New York,
where they face
narco-terrorism
charges

Left: Maduro aboard USS Iwo Jima

Right:
Maduro in
custody in
New York

COLOMBIA
CUBA
MEXICO
U.S.
VENEZUELA
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
CARIBBEAN
SEA
GULF OF
MEXICO
(Gulf of America)
PACIFIC
OCEAN
500km
300 miles

All times local (GMT-4)

Sources: AFP, BBC
Pictures: Wikimedia Commons, X
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