Washington, USA – The Miami Herald, citing informed US sources, reported that President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to launch precision airstrikes inside Venezuelan territory within the coming hours or days.
In a move aimed at crippling the military leadership of what Washington calls the “Solis cartel”,
Which it claims is under the control of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
and senior officials of his regime.
The newspaper stated that the anticipated strikes would target military installations
and infrastructure used by the cartel in smuggling drugs and weapons.
She noted that the operation comes within the framework of
the “American war on cartels” that Trump announced before Congress last month.
According to the sources, air operations could begin at any moment,
after the completion of logistical and intelligence preparations.
Plans include coordination with forces in the Caribbean and bases in Colombia.
Tensions between Washington and Caracas have escalated in recent weeks.
After US B-1 Lancer aircraft flew near Venezuelan airspace,
In what the Pentagon described as a “show of force” against what it calls
the “narcotics regime” in Venezuela.
So far, there has been no official comment from the White House or
the US Department of Defense regarding the timing or scope of potential strikes.
At a time when observers have warned that any new military escalation in
the region could open a dangerous chapter in the confrontation between Washington and Caracas.
