{"id":63043,"date":"2026-01-03T23:05:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T23:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/photos-show-damage-at-fuerte-tiuna-the-military-base-where-maduro-was-captured\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T23:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T23:05:03","slug":"photos-show-damage-at-fuerte-tiuna-the-military-base-where-maduro-was-captured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/photos-show-damage-at-fuerte-tiuna-the-military-base-where-maduro-was-captured\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos show damage at Fuerte Tiuna, the military base where Maduro was captured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>President Trump said Venezuelan <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/venezuela-us-military-strikes-maduro-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife<\/a><\/span> were &#8220;captured and flown out of the country&#8221; early Saturday, confirming what he described as a large-scale U.S. strike that prompted swift <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/photos-show-venezuelans-react-to-maduros-capture\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">condemnation and concern worldwide<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>A CIA source inside Venezuela&#8217;s government helped the U.S. track\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/how-us-captured-venezuela-nicolas-maduro-dan-caine-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Maduro&#8217;s location<\/a><\/span>, CBS News learned. Following reports of\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/venezuela-explosions-heard-caracas\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">explosions and low-flying aircraft<\/a><\/span>\u00a0in the country&#8217;s capital, Maduro was eventually captured at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela&#8217;s largest military complex located in Caracas, Venezuelan ruling party leader Nahum Fern\u00e1ndez told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Satellite imagery below shows before and after the U.S. strikes at Fuerte Tiuna.<\/p>\n<h2>Fuerte Tiuna before U.S. strikes<\/h2>\n<p>Satellite images from Vantor on Dec. 22 shows an overview of Fuerte Tiuna military complex showing buildings and equipment prior to strike damage.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/03\/8cc65481-3242-4e30-9796-103e00e604ea\/thumbnail\/620x388\/7254cdbb596ba8f124aa40ad9a1b3210\/gettyimages-2253911834.jpg#\" alt=\"Damage At Fuerte Tiuna After Strikes - January 03, 2026 \" height=\"388\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/03\/8cc65481-3242-4e30-9796-103e00e604ea\/thumbnail\/620x388\/7254cdbb596ba8f124aa40ad9a1b3210\/gettyimages-2253911834.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/03\/8cc65481-3242-4e30-9796-103e00e604ea\/thumbnail\/1240x776\/da0b1e183c3aaa4cb36c72f701c202c4\/gettyimages-2253911834.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Vantor satellite image shows damage to vehicles and equipment at Fuerte Tiuna military base in Caracas after strikes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Maxar via Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/03\/f0245240-55fd-4698-a478-36115d196b8c\/thumbnail\/620x407\/d0e486f9e0bf1a4ef6e828b21297e539\/gettyimages-2253911390.jpg#\" alt=\"Fuerte Tiuna Military Complex Before Strikes - December 22, 2025 \" height=\"407\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/03\/f0245240-55fd-4698-a478-36115d196b8c\/thumbnail\/620x407\/d0e486f9e0bf1a4ef6e828b21297e539\/gettyimages-2253911390.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/03\/f0245240-55fd-4698-a478-36115d196b8c\/thumbnail\/1240x814\/2bd20e4dd733da8f31d8021b578d6a20\/gettyimages-2253911390.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Vantor satellite image shows an overview of Fuerte Tiuna military complex showing buildings and equipment prior to strike damage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Maxar via Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/03\/2784c95e-2c7a-4ef2-9668-653fd3730627\/thumbnail\/620x388\/40ccb8dddfea05a5b404f8ba416904b3\/gettyimages-2253911728.jpg#\" alt=\"Military Buildings And Equipment At Fuerte Tiuna - December 22, 2025 \" height=\"388\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/03\/2784c95e-2c7a-4ef2-9668-653fd3730627\/thumbnail\/620x388\/40ccb8dddfea05a5b404f8ba416904b3\/gettyimages-2253911728.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/03\/2784c95e-2c7a-4ef2-9668-653fd3730627\/thumbnail\/1240x776\/af5f3c8dedee2fa483381f5ec3900f58\/gettyimages-2253911728.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Vantor satellite image shows an overview of military buildings and equipment at Fuerte Tiuna military complex in Caracas prior to strikes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Maxar via Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Fuerte Tiuna after U.S. strikes<\/h2>\n<p>Satellite images from Vantor shows damage to vehicles and equipment at Fuerte Tiuna military base in Caracas after strikes on Jan. 3.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/03\/8cc65481-3242-4e30-9796-103e00e604ea\/thumbnail\/620x388\/7254cdbb596ba8f124aa40ad9a1b3210\/gettyimages-2253911834.jpg#\" alt=\"Damage At Fuerte Tiuna After Strikes - January 03, 2026 \" height=\"388\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/03\/8cc65481-3242-4e30-9796-103e00e604ea\/thumbnail\/620x388\/7254cdbb596ba8f124aa40ad9a1b3210\/gettyimages-2253911834.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/03\/8cc65481-3242-4e30-9796-103e00e604ea\/thumbnail\/1240x776\/da0b1e183c3aaa4cb36c72f701c202c4\/gettyimages-2253911834.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Vantor satellite image shows damage to vehicles and equipment at Fuerte Tiuna military base in Caracas after strikes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Maxar via Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/03\/61d7b8ff-29fb-48d9-8af5-5ebbb2b0ba6a\/thumbnail\/620x407\/afaff624ea1b1352c23d05a6b20040c1\/gettyimages-2253911768.jpg#\" alt=\"Damage To Military Buildings And Equipment At Fuerte Tiuna - January 03, 2026 \" height=\"407\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/03\/61d7b8ff-29fb-48d9-8af5-5ebbb2b0ba6a\/thumbnail\/620x407\/afaff624ea1b1352c23d05a6b20040c1\/gettyimages-2253911768.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/03\/61d7b8ff-29fb-48d9-8af5-5ebbb2b0ba6a\/thumbnail\/1240x814\/6ff454656531c99548d6432e8ad2c905\/gettyimages-2253911768.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Vantor satellite image shows damage to military buildings and equipment after strikes at Fuerte Tiuna in Caracas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Maxar via Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/03\/cb76f226-32ff-4afe-a95f-98953a275c1b\/thumbnail\/620x386\/787f1f92f879ec3e6945a0890e67d0dd\/gettyimages-2253911602.jpg#\" alt=\"Destroyed Military Buildings At Fuerte Tiuna - January 03, 2026 \" height=\"386\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/03\/cb76f226-32ff-4afe-a95f-98953a275c1b\/thumbnail\/620x386\/787f1f92f879ec3e6945a0890e67d0dd\/gettyimages-2253911602.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/01\/03\/cb76f226-32ff-4afe-a95f-98953a275c1b\/thumbnail\/1240x772\/d090f5dd8188c3f383ae9fce0bb65667\/gettyimages-2253911602.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Vantor satellite image shows a closer view of military buildings destroyed after strikes at Fuerte Tiuna in Caracas.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Maxar via Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>U.S. officials told CBS News that the operation to capture Maduro was carried out by the Army&#8217;s Delta Force, an elite special operations unit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The helicopters that descended on Maduro&#8217;s compound came under fire, said Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but U.S. forces and the FBI eventually entered the compound. Maduro and his wife &#8220;gave up&#8221; and were taken into custody, Caine said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press conference, Mr. Trump said the United States would\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-venezuela-nicolas-maduro-captured-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">temporarily oversee Venezuela<\/a><\/span>\u00a0during a transition period and would work to restore oil production. He also said that Maduro tried to escape during his capture.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was trying to get into a safe place,&#8221; Mr. Trump told reporters. &#8220;The safe place is all steel, and he wasn&#8217;t able to make it to the door because our guys were so fast.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the main military base that was hit, David Smolansky, a spokesman for Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, told CBS News the following locations were also hit by U.S. strikes: La Carlota, the main airbase in Caracas; El Volc\u00e1n, signal antenna; and La Guaira Port, a seaport on the Caribbean coast.<\/p>\n<p>Maduro is expected to <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/maduro-indicted-on-federal-drug-trafficking-and-weapons-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">face federal charges<\/a><\/span> in the United States related to drug trafficking and alleged ties to gangs designated as terrorist organizations \u2014 claims he has denied. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday announced a superseding indictment similar to one filed against Maduro in 2020.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n        <\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<\/section>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br 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