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The US army carries out assaults in Venezuela
The US army carried out assaults in Venezuela early Saturday morning, US officers confirmed to Fox Information. A number of explosions have been seen within the capital Caracas and close by areas. (CREDIT: The Related Press)
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The Milwaukee Brewers say they’re unaware of the standing of a number of gamers in Venezuela after the US army launched assaults on the nation and took President Nicolás Maduro into custody.
Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold revealed in a press release Saturday that the staff is unaware of the gamers’ standing.
“We do not have quite a lot of info proper now, however we’re attempting to observe up,” Arnold stated through the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “We all know the airports are closed, however not a lot past that.”
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The Milwaukee Brewers have fun a walk-off single by middle fielder Jackson Chourio through the tenth inning in opposition to the Los Angeles Dodgers at American Household Discipline in Milwaukee on July 9, 2025. (Patrick Gorski/Imagn Photos)
The staff’s gamers in Venezuela embody star outfielder Jackson Chourio, infielder Andruw Monasterio and catcher Jeferson Quero, the outlet stated.
The current assault by the US army comes after alleged focusing on drug smuggling boats within the Caribbean and japanese Pacific.
Armed forces carried out a “main assault” in Venezuela early Saturday morning and took Venezuelan President Maduro and his spouse into custody, President Donald Trump confirmed.
The president wrote on Fact Social that the operation was profitable and that Maduro and his spouse have been “captured and flown in a foreign country.” Trump stated the operation was performed in coordination with U.S. regulation enforcement.
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In keeping with The Related Press, at the very least seven explosions have been heard early Saturday morning within the Venezuelan capital Caracas, and low-flying planes have been seen flying over Caracas round 2 a.m. native time. The helicopters flying over Caracas have been a part of the US Military’s a hundred and sixtieth Particular Operations Aviation Regiment, referred to as the ‘Night time Stalkers’.
The Venezuelan authorities stated in a press release that “the civil and army websites of town of Caracas, the capital of the Republic, and the states of Miranda, Aragua and La Guaira” have been broken by the assault.
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Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio earlier than the fifth inning of a recreation in opposition to the Toronto Blue Jays on August 31, 2025 at Rogers Middle in Toronto. (Mathew Tsang/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photos)
The assertion additionally accused the US of committing “very severe army aggression” in opposition to Venezuela and finishing up “imperialist aggression.”
“The aim of this assault is nothing aside from to grab Venezuela’s strategic sources, particularly its oil and minerals, in an try to interrupt the nation’s political independence by pressure,” Venezuela’s authorities stated in a press release. “They won’t succeed. After greater than 200 years of independence, the individuals and their authentic authorities stay steadfast within the protection of sovereignty and the inalienable proper to resolve their very own future.”
Fox Information Digital’s Michael Sinkewicz and Lucas Y. Tomlinson contributed to this report.
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