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The Chairman of the American Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Keane, announced on Saturday that the American military operation against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had been prepared for months, and more than 150 aircraft participated in it.
General Keane said, during a press conference held in Florida, that “this operation, which was named “Absolute Resolve,” was carried out in secret and with precision, and during the extreme dark hours of January 2, and constituted the culmination of months of preparation, planning, and training,” clarifying that more than 150 aircraft participated in it.
The Chairman of the American Joint Chiefs of Staff added that the Venezuelan President and his wife "surrendered themselves without resistance" to the American forces.
He said, in this regard, that Maduro and his wife, both of whom have been indicted, surrendered themselves without any resistance, and were placed in custody by the Department of Justice, with the assistance of our amazing American army."
He indicated that the American armed forces carried out, from Friday night to Saturday, major strikes in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas.
He explained that this military operation is the largest American intervention in Latin America since the American intervention in Panama and the arrest of its leader at the time, Manuel Noriega, in January 1990.
The American government had offered a reward of $50 million for any information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Nicolas Maduro.
In the same context, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Saturday morning that Maduro and his wife were boarded on the American warship "USS Iwo Jima," and that they were "on their way" to New York, where they were charged with, among other things, conspiracy in drug-related terrorism.
The occupant of the White House also announced that the United States would take over the administration of Venezuela pending a "safe and appropriate" transition, following the arrest of the Venezuelan President and his removal from the country.
