Operation Absolute Resolve: How U.S. Forces Captured Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro

Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is now in U.S. custody following a highly classified American covert mission known as Operation Absolute Resolve. The meticulously planned raid involved elite U.S. special forces, aerial dominance, intelligence surveillance, and a nighttime assault on Maduro’s fortified compound in Caracas. U.S. officials say months of intelligence tracking preceded the operation, which reportedly lasted under 30 minutes. US President Donald Trump monitored the raid live with advisers. Maduro and his wife were later transferred to the United States, where he is expected to face criminal charges.