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Venezuelans in South Florida celebrated on Saturday following the announcement of the U.S. operation to arrest President Nicolás Maduro and remove him from the country.
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The military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was highly detailed that took months of planning. Retired U.S. Army Lt. General Doug Lute discusses the operation.
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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer issued a statement supporting Nicolás Maduro's capture by U.S. forces as European leaders react to the operation in Venezuela. NBC News' Raf Sanchez reports on the attempts to differ the U.S. action from that of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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The operation revives disputes over the legality of the 1989 Panama intervention, enhanced by President Trump's vow to "run" Venezuela and Nicolás Maduro's formal status as president.
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Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., told NBC News that the U.S. strikes on Venezuela during an operation to capture the country's leader Nicolás Maduro were "illegal." Gallego, a combat veteran who served in Iraq, said that he plans to help force a vote on a war powers resolution that would block President Donald Trump's actions in the country.
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An extraordinary mission dubbed "Operation Absolute Resolve" saw elite troops breach the Venezuelan president's fortified compound.
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