Exclusive: CIA carried out drone strike on port facility on Venezuelan coast

[AverageOldGuy]

Source: CNN

Quotes from the article, 12/29/2025; 10:50 PM EST

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The CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, marking the first known US attack on a target inside that country.

The drone strike, the details of which have not been previously reported, targeted a remote dock on the Venezuelan coast that the US government believed was being used by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua to store drugs and move them onto boats for onward shipping, the sources said. No one was present at the facility at the time it was struck, so there were no casualties, according to the sources.

Two sources said US Special Operations Forces provided intelligence support to the operation, underscoring their continued involvement in the region. But Col. Allie Weiskopf, a spokesperson for US Special Operations Command, denied that, saying, “Special Operations did not support this operation to include intel support.”
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Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/29/politics/cia-drone-strike-venezuela

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Someone needs to get their stories straight.

[J_William_Ryan]

1. "Someone needs to get their stories straight."

Someone needs to start an illegal war to deflect from Epstein, a failing economy, and missed deportation goals.

[purr-rat beauty]

2. Act of war

On top of the other acts of war

[LudwigPastorius]

3. Getting an early start on your campaign for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, eh Trump?

[amcgrath]

4. For a president who ran on "no more wars",

It's difficult not to notice than in less than his first year, he has bombed three continents - two countries on one of those continents. He has also expressed his desire to take control of Panama, Canada, Greenland and parts of Afghanistan. He has threatened several other countries, including Brazil and Australia, as well as China and the combined EU.He has also threatened NATO, unilaterally tore up the Iran-nuclear deal, which the rest of the world was quite happy with. As well as assisting both Israel and Russia on criminal attacks on neighbouring countries. In addition to his attacks on Syria, Iran and "ISIS" in Nigeria - and his statements that he wants parts of Iraq back, he has made his hatred of Muslims very obvious. - He has also declared war on "Antifa" in the US, despite them being a fictional entity.
He has placed tariffs on 90 or so countries, and travel bans on about 40 - including at least 2 with teams in the World Cup, and several who were to compete in the US Olympics.

[Prairie Gates]

5. Bullshit story

"sources familiar with the matter told CNN"

"the sources said"

"according to the sources"

"Two sources said"

CNN has not confirmed that there was a drone strike or any other strike on any target in or near Venezuela. They are reporting that two admin sources are saying that.